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Bartolomeo Pagano

Sep 27, 1878 - Jun 24, 1947 (68 years old) in Genova, italy

Italian motion picture actor of the Silent Era. Before his cinema career, Pagano was a stevedore who worked at the port of Genoa. There, he was discovered and selected to play the role of Maciste, a muscular slave, in the silent movie classic Cabiria in 1914. As the originator of this role, he went on to play the character for the next 14 years in a series of sequels. Pagano became an international star. In the 1920s he was one of the most well paid actors in Italy, receiving up to 600.000 lire a year. The actor retired from films in 1929 to marry and raise a family in his home town of Genoa. He died there, aged 68, and is buried on the family estate in Italy.

Known For

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Cabiria
Maciste
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The Warrior
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Maciste in Hell
Maciste
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Il gigante delle Dolomiti
Maciste, la guida alpina
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Maciste Emperor
Maciste
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Maciste Against Death
Maciste
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Maciste contro lo sceicco
Maciste
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Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
Maciste
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Maciste
Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
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Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni
Maciste

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