Acting · Genova, italy · Born September 27, 1878
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.
Judith and Holophernes
1929
as Holofernes
Gli ultimi zar
1928
MovieIl gigante delle Dolomiti
1927
as Maciste, la guida alpina
Maciste contro lo sceicco
1926
as Maciste
MovieMaciste nella gabbia dei leoni
1926
as Maciste
MovieMaciste in Hell
1925
as Maciste
MovieMaciste Emperor
1924
as Maciste
MovieMaciste e il nipote d'America
1924
as Maciste
MovieMaciste e la figlia del re dell'argento
1923
as Maciste
MovieMaciste und die chinesische Truhe
1923
as Maciste
Maciste und der Sträfling Nr. 51
1923
as Maciste
MovieMan soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
1922
as Maciste
MovieLa rivincita di Maciste
1921
as Maciste
MovieMaciste on His Vacation
1921
as Maciste
MovieMaciste salvato dalle acque
1921
as Maciste
Maciste's Testament
1920
as Maciste
Maciste's Journey
1920
as Maciste
Maciste Against Death
1920
as Maciste
MovieLa trilogia di Maciste
1920
as Maciste
MovieMaciste in Love
1919
as Maciste
MovieMaciste atleta
1918
as Maciste
MovieMaciste poliziotto
1918
as Maciste
MovieMaciste medium
1918
as Maciste
MovieMaciste the Sleepwalker
1918
as Maciste
MovieThe Warrior
1916
MovieMaciste the Ranger
1916
as Maciste
MovieMaciste
1915
as Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
MovieCabiria
1914
as Maciste
