In 1958, Pagliai enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica, starting his career on stage in the early 1960s.

[1][2] He became first known in 1969, thanks to the Giuseppe Fina's critically acclaimed stage play, Ross.

[1] In 1971, he had a major success as the lead actor of the Daniele D'Anza's miniseries, Il segno del comando, and then appeared in a number of other successful RAI TV-series, often directed by D'Anza.

[1] In 1988, Pagliai received a Flaiano Prize for his career.

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