Corrado Gaipa(13 March 1925 – 21 September 1989) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Corrado Gaipa | |
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 Gaipa in 1959 | |
| Born | 13 March 1925 |
| Died | 21 September 1989(aged 64) |
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| Years active | 1946–1989 |
A well known actor of Italian cinema, he was internationally known for his role as Don Tommasino inThe Godfather,while his popularity in Italy was also connected to his activity as a voice dubber.[2]
Biography
editBorn inPalermo,Gaipa enrolled in theSilvio d'Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts,where he studied for three years and performed an adaptation of the playYou Can't Take It with You.He then graduated in 1946. In 1948, Gaipa joined a theatre group based inRomeand began acting in radio dramas which were broadcast in many cities across Italy such asTurin,FlorenceandMilan.He also appeared in many films, beginning withThat Splendid November(1969).[3]He became well known worldwide playing Don Tommasino in the 1972 filmThe Godfather,directed byFrancis Ford Coppola.
While also active on stage, radio and television, he was heavily active as a voice actor and especially as a dubber: he provided the Italian voice ofObi-Wan Kenobi(portrayed byAlec Guinness) in theStar Warsoriginal trilogyas well asBagheerain the Italian-Language version ofThe Jungle Book.He also dubbed over the voices ofLionel Stander,Eli Wallach,Peter Ustinov,Rod Steiger,Orson Welles,Burt LancasterandSpencer Tracy.Gaipa assisted with the foundation of a dubbing company in the 1970s alongsideRenato Turi,Giancarlo Giannini,Valeria Valeri,Oreste Lionelloand other historical Italian dubbers.[4]
Illness and death
editIn Gaipa's later years, he developed serious health problems and went from using a walking stick to a wheelchair, ultimately dying inRomeon 21 September 1989, at the age of 64.[5]At the time of his death, he had just signed to reprise the role of Don Tommasino inThe Godfather Part III,which was instead passed on toVittorio Duse.
Filmography
editCinema
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | That Splendid November | Alfio | |
| 1970 | The Pizza Triangle | President of Tribunal | |
| Metello | Badolati | Also dubbingFrank Wolff's role | |
| 1971 | The Man with Icy Eyes | Isaac Thetman | |
| The Fifth Cord | Andrea's Chief | ||
| 1972 | Shadows Unseen | Günther Rosenthal | |
| Execution Squad | Lawyer Armani | ||
| The Sicilian Connection | Don Calogero | ||
| Without Family | Judge | ||
| The Eroticist | Don Gesualdo | Also dubbingLionel Stander's role | |
| The Godfather | Don Tommasino | Sicilian sequence | |
| My Dear Killer | Head of Insurance Company | ||
| The Pisciotta Case | Direttore del carcere | ||
| 1973 | 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York | Mob Boss | |
| Giordano Bruno | Confessore di Giovanni Mocenigo | ||
| The Boss | Avvocato Rizzo | ||
| The Black Hand | Lawyer | ||
| Chino | Padre | ||
| I Kiss the Hand | Don Emilio Grisanti | ||
| Tony Arzenta | Tony Arzenta’s father | ||
| Secrets of a Call Girl | Doctor | ||
| 1974 | The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine | Father Honorio de Mendoza | |
| What Have They Done to Your Daughters? | Prosecutor | ||
| Prigione di donne | Magistrate | ||
| 1976 | Illustrious Corpses | Supposed Mafioso | |
| 1977 | The Red Nights of the Gestapo | Udo Kassbaum | |
| The Criminals Attack… The Police Respond! | Doctor | ||
| Crazy Desires of a Murderer | Inspector | ||
| A Spiral of Mist | Pietro San Germano |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | La rosa bianca | Kurt Huber | TV film |
| Bernadette Devlin | TV film | ||
| 1972 | Le inchieste del commissario Maigret | Germain Cageot | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Napoleone a Sant'Elena | Lord Liverpool | TV miniseries |
| 1974 | Ho incontrato un'ombra | Buache | TV miniseries |
| 1975 | Portrait of a Veiled Woman | Nebbia | TV miniseries |
| Il marsigliese | Tanino Sciacca | TV miniseries | |
| L'invitto | Retana | TV film | |
| 1976 | Dov'è Anna? | Loris | TV miniseries |
| 1977 | La mossa del cavallo | Il maestro | TV miniseries (Segment: "L'ultima notte" ) |
| The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television | Don Tommasino | TV miniseries | |
| 1978 | Storie della camorra | Onorevole Colajanni | TV miniseries |
| 1979 | La dama dei veleni | Guido Santacroce | TV miniseries |
| 1980 | L'eredità della priora | Don Vincenzo | TV miniseries |
| Sam & Sally | Dr. Jesse | 1 episode | |
| 1982 | Il fascino dell'insolito | L'uomo dei manichini | 1 episode |
| Marco Polo | Senator | 1 episode |
Documentaries
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Giuseppe Fava: Siciliano come me |
Voice work
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | West and Soda | Additional voices | Animated film |
| 1968 | VIP my Brother Superman | Colonel | |
| 1978 | Jazz Band[6] | Narrator | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Help Me Dream | ||
| A School Outing | |||
| 1988 | Sposi[1] |
Dubbing
editFilms (Animation, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Jungle Book | Bagheera | [7] |
| Asterix the Gaul | Abraracourcix | ||
| 1968 | Asterix and Cleopatra | Obelix | |
| Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Owl | ||
| 1970 | The Aristocats | Scat Cat | [8] |
Films (Live action, Italian dub)
editReferences
edit- ^ab"Corrado Gaipa's voice acting and dubbing contributions".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved12 September2018.
- ^"Corrado Gaipa - actor".italyonthisday.Retrieved29 May2019.
- ^"Corrado Gaipa".MYmovies.Retrieved29 May2019.
- ^Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970(in Italian)
- ^"E' morto Corrado Gaipa".La Repubblica.September 23, 1989. p. 37.Retrieved20 December2014.
- ^"JAZZ BAND".cinematografo.it(in Italian).
- ^"The Jungle Book Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved2024-08-15.
- ^"The Aristocats Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved2024-08-15.
- ^"Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved2024-08-15.
- ^"Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved2024-08-15.
- ^"Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved2024-08-15.
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