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Corrado Gaipa

Acting
65 years oldPalermo, Sicily, Italy

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.

Personal Details

Born
March 13, 1924 - September 21, 1989 (age 65)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Known For
Acting

Movies (40)

The Three of Us
6.4

The Three of Us

as Narrator (voice)

1984

All for the Moral Majority!
5.6

All for the Moral Majority!

as Ministro Euclide (voce)

1984

A School Trip
7.2

A School Trip

as Voce Fuoricampo

1983

Words and Blood

Words and Blood

as padre di rico

1982

Help Me Dream
7.5

Help Me Dream

as Narratore (uncredited)

1981

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
8.9

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

as Don Tmmasino

1981

A Spiral of Mist
4.2

A Spiral of Mist

as Pietro Sangermano

1977

The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond
6.8

The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond

as Doctor

1977

Crazy Desires of a Murderer
4.5

Crazy Desires of a Murderer

as The Inspector

1977

The Red Nights of the Gestapo
4.0

The Red Nights of the Gestapo

as Udo Kassbaum

1977

Illustrious Corpses
6.8

Illustrious Corpses

as Sospettato mafioso

1976

Riot in a Women's Prison
4.4

Riot in a Women's Prison

as Magistrate

1974

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
7.1

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

as DA

1974

Malombra
4.0

Malombra

as Padre Tosi

1974

The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine
4.4

The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine

as Honorio de Mendoza, l'Inquisitore

1974

Giordano Bruno
6.3

Giordano Bruno

1973

Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment
4.6

Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment

as Doctor

1973

The Valdez Horses
5.4

The Valdez Horses

as Padre

1973

Tony Arzenta
6.0

Tony Arzenta

as Arzenta's Father

1973

The Black Hand
3.0

The Black Hand

as Lawyer

1973

1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

as Mob Boss

1973

Family Killer
5.4

Family Killer

as Don Emilio Grisanti

1973

The Boss
6.8

The Boss

as Lawyer Rizzo

1973

The Sicilian Connection
6.0

The Sicilian Connection

as Calogero

1972

Without Family
7.4

Without Family

as Giudice

1972

Shadows Unseen
6.0

Shadows Unseen

as Günther Rosenthal

1972

The Eroticist
5.5

The Eroticist

as Don Gesualdo

1972

The Godfather
8.7

The Godfather

as Don Tommasino - Sicilian Sequence

1972

Execution Squad
6.9

Execution Squad

as L'avvocato Armani

1972

My Dear Killer
6.3

My Dear Killer

as Head of Insurance Company

1972

The Fifth Cord
6.6

The Fifth Cord

as Editor

1971

The Man with Icy Eyes
4.1

The Man with Icy Eyes

as Isaac Thetman

1971

Metello
5.6

Metello

as Badolati

1970

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
7.3

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)

as Presidente del Tribunale

1970

That Splendid November
5.2

That Splendid November

as Alfio

1969

The SuperVips
7.4

The SuperVips

as Il Colonnello (voice)

1968

Perils of Problemina
5.7

Perils of Problemina

as Puti Puti (voce)

1968

Idea di un'isola
7.0

Idea di un'isola

as Narrator (voice)

1967

The Monsters
7.3

The Monsters

as Batachi (segment "Il povero soldato") / Outspoken Critic (segmento "La musa") (voice) (uncredited)

1963

The Four Days of Naples
7.5

The Four Days of Naples

as Direttore del riformatorio (voice)

1962

TV Shows (4)