Bartolomeo Pagano

Bartolomeo Pagano (27 September 1878 – 24 June 1947) was an Italian motion picture actor.

Bartolomeo Pagano
Pagano as Maciste
Born(1878-09-27)27 September 1878
Died24 June 1947(1947-06-24) (aged 68)
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1914–1929 (film)

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, and legally changed his name to Maciste. The actor retired from films in 1926 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.

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