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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.
Filmography14 titles

The Godfather
1972as Don Tommasino - Sicilian Sequence
1972as Don Tommasino - Sicilian Sequence

The SuperVips
1968as Il Colonnello (voice)
1968as Il Colonnello (voice)

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
1974as DA
1974as DA

The Boss
1973as Lawyer Rizzo
1973as Lawyer Rizzo

Execution Squad
1972as L'avvocato Armani
1972as L'avvocato Armani

Illustrious Corpses
1976as Supposed Mafioso
1976as Supposed Mafioso

The Fifth Cord
1971as Editor
1971as Editor

My Dear Killer
1972as Head of Insurance Company
1972as Head of Insurance Company

No Way Out
1973as Arzenta's Father
1973as Arzenta's Father

The Sicilian Connection
1972as Calogero
1972as Calogero

Metello
1970as Badolati
1970as Badolati

Chino
1973as Padre
1973as Padre

Crazy Desires of a Murderer
1977as The Inspector
1977as The Inspector

The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine
1974as Honorio de Mendoza, l'Inquisitore
1974as Honorio de Mendoza, l'Inquisitore