Corrado Gaipa

Born: 1924-03-13

Birthplace: Palermo, 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.

Known For

The Godfather
That Splendid November
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
The Eroticist
The Valdez Horses
Illustrious Corpses
Giordano Bruno
Tony Arzenta
The Boss
The Monsters

Top Movie Credits

The Godfather Don Tommasino - Sicilian Sequence
The Eroticist Don Gesualdo
Illustrious Corpses Supposed Mafioso
Tony Arzenta Arzenta's Father
The Boss Lawyer Rizzo
The Monsters Batachi (segment "Il povero soldato") / Outspoken Critic (segmento "La musa") (voice) (uncredited)