Quick Facts
Born:
1924-03-13
Birthplace:
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Credits:
45 Total Roles
Corrado Gaipa
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Biography
Corrado Gaipa was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Born in Palermo, Sicily, Gaipa enrolled in the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1946. He appeared in many Italian films, notably playing Don Tommasino in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.
Also active on stage, radio and television, he was mainly active as a voice actor and a dubber. He was in a wheelchair. At the time of his death, he had just signed to reprise the role of Don Tommasino in The Godfather Part III.
Born in Palermo, Sicily, Gaipa enrolled in the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1946. He appeared in many Italian films, notably playing Don Tommasino in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.
Also active on stage, radio and television, he was mainly active as a voice actor and a dubber. He was in a wheelchair. At the time of his death, he had just signed to reprise the role of Don Tommasino in The Godfather Part III.
Known For
The Godfather
Don Tommasino - Sicilian Sequence
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
Presidente del Tribunale
The Monsters
Batachi (segment "Il povero soldato") / Outspoken Critic (segmento "La musa") (voice) (uncredited)
Illustrious Corpses
Supposed Mafioso
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
DA
The Boss
Lawyer Rizzo
The Fifth Cord
Editor
Tony Arzenta
Arzenta's Father
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Three of Us MOVIE | Narrator (voice) |
| 1984 | All for the Moral Majority! MOVIE | Ministro Euclide (voce) |
| 1983 | A School Trip MOVIE | Voce Fuoricampo |
| 1982 | Marco Polo TV | Consigliere |
| 1982 | Words and Blood MOVIE | padre di rico |
| 1981 | Help Me Dream MOVIE | Narratore (uncredited) |
| 1977 | A Spiral of Mist MOVIE | Pietro Sangermano |
| 1977 | The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond MOVIE | Doctor |
| 1977 | Crazy Desires of a Murderer MOVIE | The Inspector |
| 1977 | The Red Nights of the Gestapo MOVIE | Udo Kassbaum |