Biography
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.
Filmography
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Movies 29
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Oloferne

Giuditta e Oloferne (1929)
Movie
Maciste, la guida alpina

Il gigante delle Dolomiti (1927)
Movie
Maciste

Maciste in Hell (1925)
Movie
Maciste

Maciste Emperor (1924)
Movie
Maciste

Maciste in Love (1919)
Movie
Maciste

Maciste atleta (1918)
Movie
Maciste

Maciste medium (1918)
Movie
Maciste

The Warrior (1916)
Movie
Maciste

Maciste (1915)
Movie
Maciste - Axilla's Slave

Cabiria (1914)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1878-09-27
Deathday1947-06-24 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceGenoa, Italy
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
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