Bartolomeo Pagano
| Bartolomeo Pagano | |
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Pagano as Maciste
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| Born |
27 September 1878 Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| Died | 24 June 1947 (aged 68) Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914-1929 (film) |
Bartolomeo Pagano (27 September 1878 - 24 June 1947) was an Italian motion picture actor.
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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