Personal Info
Birth date
1924-03-13 (101 Years)
Day of death
1989-09-21
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Also known as
-Corrado Gaipa
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.
Filmography
The Godfather
8.686
Overview:
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.Marco Polo
6.8
Overview:
The life of the 13th-century Venetian explorer who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.Chino
5.5
Overview:
Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because, being a 'half-breed', he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day, a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a roof over his head. Reluctantly, Chino agrees to take him in and teach him the art of raising, breaking and breeding horses, until the pair finally begin to accept each other.Birth of the Republic
NYR
Overview:
A 1971 three-part miniseries about the birth of the Italian Republic, directed by Sandro Bolchi, Vittorio De Sica, and Ermanno OlmiTony Arzenta
6.198
Overview:
A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and many bloody shootouts - ensue.The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
9.4
Overview:
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television," released to video in 1981. Unlike the miniseries, which was presented in four segments (each with opening and closing credits), the Epic is presented as a single segment. In January 2016, HBO aired the Epic in its uncut and uncensored format, later making it available on its streaming platforms. The HBO showing contained most of the known deleted scenes, thereby lengthening the runtime of the Epic from its video release to 423 minutes.What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
7.2
Overview:
An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to lack of evidence. The investigation, conducted by Inspector Silvestri and the assistant public prosecutor Vittoria Stori, focuses on the girl's parents. Conspiracies and horrors pile up, as do the body parts.Illustrious Corpses
6.8
Overview:
A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
7.25
Overview:
Construction worker Oreste and young fiancee Adelaide meet Nello, a cook in a pizzeria. This love triangle often goes to communist rallies, and enjoys the filthy beaches of Ostia. Will the hostile environment pave a way to jealousy?Death Walks on High Heels
6.551
Overview:
Exotic dancer Nicole finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined on procuring her murdered father's stolen gems. Fleeing Paris in hopes of evading her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in England only to discover that death stalks her at every corner.All for the Moral Majority!
5.6
Overview:
The incorruptible judge Annibale Salvemini, starts investigating over a classic Italian business/politics/corruption affair. He start to operate, as usual, very strongly. He orders numberless arrests. But the reaction of counterparts won't take long. In fact his strong energetic manners, drive him unintentionally on the opposite situation. Who is the real guilty the judge or the corrupted Italian society?Giordano Bruno
6.4
Overview:
Fleeing from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial for 'heresy'.The Eroticist
5.7
Overview:
Senator Pupis feels a strong and uncontrollable urge to grab women's bottoms, a habit than can lead to embarrassment, especially if the woman in question is head of another state and the occasion a state visit. In his desperation Pupis turns to the clergy for spiritual and psychological help.The Fifth Cord
6.606
Overview:
A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment
4.9
Overview:
A beautiful but poor young girl finds all the money and material goods she never had when she becomes the girlfriend of a crime boss, but soon learns that there is a price to be paid for that kind of life.The Boss
6.899
Overview:
A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabrians.My Dear Killer
6.432
Overview:
Following the mysterious decapitation of an insurance investigator, Police Inspector Peretti is put onto the case, but all the clues lead to an unsolved case of kidnapping and murder.Crazy Desires of a Murderer
4.3
Overview:
A group of hip friends gather at a Gothic castle owned by a wheelchair- bound older relative of one of the girls. One couple in the group, unbeknownst to the others, is smuggling heroin in some Chinese artifacts the protagonist has brought back from the Orient to give to her elderly relative. Meanwhile the deranged uncle of the protagonist, who supposedly killed the protagonist's mother (his own sister) and cut out her eyes, is wandering the catacombs spying on everyone. When one of the guests is murdered and her eyes subsequently disappear, suspicion naturally falls on the mad uncle. But is he being set up?The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine
4.5
Overview:
Lucita has been locked away in a convent by her family in order to keep her away from her lover, Esteban. The pair make plans to elope, but Esteban is accused of heresy before Lucita can escape. Hiding in the convent, Esteban discovers the horrifying depravity of the covent's abbess, Sister Incarnation. Can Esteban rescue his love from this madhouse before the inquisitor discovers what is going on and has everyone executed?The Red Nights of the Gestapo
3.8
Overview:
An illustrious group of German industrialists plot to overthrow Hitler by negotiating a peace treaty with England. Disgraced, but dedicated Nazi officer Colonel Werner von Uhland is assigned by his superiors to ferret out these deceitful dissidents and stop them before it's too late. von Uhland recruits a bunch of beautiful women to seduce these traitors and undermine their conspiracyThat Splendid November
5.4
Overview:
In the most traditional Sicilian, a 18 year old is in full arousal. His relationship with breathtaking mature woman will create a great controversy in the retrograde Sicilian society.A Spiral of Mist
4.6
Overview:
The lovely Maria Teresa is unhappily married with the impotent lawyer Marcello. Maria Teresa's marriage is contrasted by the passionate Valeria, who is killed during a chase. Is Valeria's husband the murderer? Maria Teresa helps him..Execution Squad
7
Overview:
Bertone is a moderately honest homicide cop. Unfortunately, the court system is so inept and corrupt that many more-or-less honest policemen have begun taking the law into their own hands. Between his efforts to thwart the growth of crime and to control his vengeful co-workers, homicide-chief Bertone has his hands fullMetello
5.8
Overview:
The story of a young man of the working class, who has grown up practically an orphan due to his father’s repeated jailings for anarchistic activism. Struggling with life in 19th-century Italy, Metello Salani is determined to change his situation for the better - but love, marriage and politics complicate things considerably...The Sicilian Connection
6
Overview:
A small time hood smuggles drugs from Turkey to Italy in an effort to make it into the big time, but along the way everyone has to have their cut.The Four Days of Naples
7.511
Overview:
September 1943. After Italy surrenders to the Allies, people in Naples believe the war is finally over, but soon they realize Germans are still in control — and as ruthless as ever. Armed with makeshift weapons, civilians rise up en masse against the invaders — and overwhelming odds.Acting
1984The Three of Us as Narrator (voice)
1984All for the Moral Majority! as Ministro Euclide (voce)
1983A School Trip as Voce Fuoricampo
1982Marco Polo (1 Episode) as Consigliere
1982Words and Blood as padre di rico
1981Help Me Dream as Narratore (uncredited)
1981The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic as Don Tmmasino
1977A Spiral of Mist as Pietro Sangermano
1977The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond as Doctor
1977Crazy Desires of a Murderer as The Inspector
1977The Red Nights of the Gestapo as Udo Kassbaum
1976Illustrious Corpses as Sospettato mafioso
1975Ritratto di Donna Velata (5 Episodes) as Il nebbia
1974Riot in a Women's Prison as Magistrate
1974What Have They Done to Your Daughters? as DA
1974Malombra as Padre Tosi
1974Malombra (4 Episodes) as Padre Tosi
1974The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine as Honorio de Mendoza, l'Inquisitore
1973Giordano Bruno as Unknown
1973Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment as Doctor
1973Chino as Padre
1973Tony Arzenta as Arzenta's Father
1973The Black Hand as Lawyer
19731931: Once Upon a Time in New York as Mob Boss
1973Family Killer as Don Emilio Grisanti
1973The Boss as Lawyer Rizzo
1972The Sicilian Connection as Calogero
1972Without Family as Giudice
1972Shadows Unseen as Günther Rosenthal
1972The Eroticist as Don Gesualdo
1972The Godfather as Don Tommasino - Sicilian Sequence
1972Execution Squad as L'avvocato Armani
1972My Dear Killer as Head of Insurance Company
1971Death Walks on High Heels as Captain Lenny (voice) (dub: Italian version) (uncredited)
1971The Fifth Cord as Editor
1971Birth of the Republic (1 Episode) as Giovanni Conti
1971The Man with Icy Eyes as Isaac Thetman
1970Metello as Badolati
1970A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) as Presidente del Tribunale
1969That Splendid November as Alfio
1968The SuperVips as The Colonel (voice)
1968Perils of Problemina as Puti Puti (voce)
1967Idea di un'isola as Narrator (voice)
1963The Monsters as Batachi (segment "Il povero soldato") / Outspoken Critic (segmento "La musa") (voice) (uncredited)
1962The Four Days of Naples as Direttore del riformatorio (voice)