Bartolomeo Pagano (27 September 1878 – 24 June 1947) was an Italian

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actor. Before his cinema career, Pagano was a

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who worked at the port of

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. There, he was discovered and selected to play the role of

Maciste Maciste () is one of the oldest recurring characters of cinema, created by Gabriele d'Annunzio and Giovanni Pastrone. He is featured throughout the history of the cinema of Italy from the 1910s to the mid-1960s. He is usually depicted as a Hercu ...

, a muscular

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, in the

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classic ''

Cabiria ''Cabiria'' is a 1914 Italian epic silent film, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and shot in Turin. The film is set in ancient Sicily, Carthage, and Cirta during the period of the Second Punic War (218–202 BC). It follows a melodramatic main p ...

'' 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, and legally changed his name to Maciste. 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.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1914) * ''The Warrior'' (1916) * '' Maciste the Policeman'' (1918) * ''

Maciste the Athlete ''Maciste the Athlete'' (Italian:''Maciste atleta'') is a 1918 Italian silent film directed by Vincenzo Denizot and Giovanni Pastrone and starring Bartolomeo Pagano.Reich p.140 It is part of the Maciste series. Cast * Bartolomeo Pagano as Macist ...

'' (1918) * '' Maciste on Vacation'' (1921) * '' The Revenge of Maciste'' (1921) * ''

Maciste and the Silver King's Daughter ''Maciste and the Silver King's Daughter'' (german: Maciste und die Tochter des Silberkönigs, it, Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argento) is a 1922 German-Italian silent epic film directed by Luigi Romano Borgnetto and starring Bartolomeo P ...

'' (1922) * '' Maciste and the Javanese'' (1922) * ''

Maciste and the Chinese Chest ''Maciste and the Chinese Chest'' (german: Maciste und die chinesische Truhe) is a 1923 German silent action film directed by Carl Boese and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Rudolf Lettinger, and Jakob Tiedtke. It was one of several German films feat ...

'' (1923) * '' Maciste and Prisoner 51'' (1923) * '' Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * ''

Maciste's American Nephew ''Maciste's American Nephew'' (Italian: ''Maciste e il nipote d'America'') is a 1924 Italian silent adventure film directed by Eleuterio Rodolfi and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Diomira Jacobini and Alberto Collo. It was part of the long-runnin ...

'' (1924) * ''

Maciste against the Sheik ''Maciste against the Sheik'' (Italian:''Maciste contro lo sceicco'') is a 1926 Italian silent adventure film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Franz Sala and Felice Minotti. It was part of the long-running Maciste se ...

'' (1926) * ''

Maciste in the Lion's Cage ''Maciste in the Lion's Cage'' (Italian:''Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni'') is a 1926 Italian silent adventure film directed by Guido BrignoneBrunetta p.64 and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Elena Sangro and Luigi Serventi. It was part of the popu ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' The Courier of Moncenisio'' (1927) * ''

The Last Tsars ''The Last Tsars'' (Italian:''Gli ultimi zar'') is a 1928 Italian silent film directed by Baldassarre Negroni and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Elena Lunda and Amilcare Taglienti.Molitnero p.14 Cast * Bartolomeo Pagano as Maciste * Elena Lund ...

'' (1928) * '' Judith and Holofernes'' (1929)

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* 1878 births 1947 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male silent film actors Actors from Genoa {{Italy-film-actor-stub

Selected filmography

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