Gino Corrado
Encyclopedia
Gino Corrado was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 355 films between 1916
and 1954
, almost always in small roles as a character actor.
, Italy
, Corrado is considered to have one of the most impressive filmographies of any actor; for example, he is the only actor to appear in Gone With The Wind
, Citizen Kane
and Casablanca
, arguably the three best films of Hollywood's Golden Age. He also made his mark in several Three Stooges
short subjects, including Saved by the Belle
, An Ache in Every Stake
and Micro-Phonies
. He appeared as an Italian Lieutenant in 20th Century Fox's wartime Balkans film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas
(1943).
in December of 1982 at age 89. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
, and his gravestone epitaph is etched with Corrado's video screen-image from the classic Three Stooges short, Micro-Phonies
, with the inscription, "Forever On The Screen -Forever In Our Hearts".
1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
and 1954
1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
, almost always in small roles as a character actor.
Career
Born in FlorenceFlorence
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, Italy
Italy
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, Corrado is considered to have one of the most impressive filmographies of any actor; for example, he is the only actor to appear in Gone With The Wind
Gone with the Wind
The slaves depicted in Gone with the Wind are primarily loyal house servants, such as Mammy, Pork and Uncle Peter, and these slaves stay on with their masters even after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 sets them free...
, Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, directed by and starring Orson Welles. Many critics consider it the greatest American film of all time, especially for its innovative cinematography, music and narrative structure. Citizen Kane was Welles' first feature film...
and Casablanca
Casablanca
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, arguably the three best films of Hollywood's Golden Age. He also made his mark in several Three Stooges
Three Stooges
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" and "Moe,...
short subjects, including Saved by the Belle
Saved by the Belle
Saved by the Belle is the 40th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
, An Ache in Every Stake
An Ache in Every Stake
An Ache in Every Stake is the 57th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
and Micro-Phonies
Micro-Phonies
Micro-Phonies is the 87th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
. He appeared as an Italian Lieutenant in 20th Century Fox's wartime Balkans film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas
Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas
Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas was a major war film made by Twentieth Century Fox in 1943. The film starred Philip Dorn, Anna Sten, and Martin Kosleck. The movie, originally titled The Seventh Column, was directed by Louis King based on a story by Jack Andrews, who also co-wrote the screenplay....
(1943).
Death
Corrado died in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in December of 1982 at age 89. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, California.The cemetery has a special section called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for a number of aviation pioneers — barnstormers, daredevils and...
, and his gravestone epitaph is etched with Corrado's video screen-image from the classic Three Stooges short, Micro-Phonies
Micro-Phonies
Micro-Phonies is the 87th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
, with the inscription, "Forever On The Screen -Forever In Our Hearts".
Selected filmography
- My American WifeMy American WifeMy American Wife is a 1922 silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film is considered to be lost, since no prints seem to have survived.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson - Natalie Chester* Antonio Moreno - Manuel La Tessa...
(1922) - Adam's RibAdam's Rib (1923 film)Adam's Rib is a 1923 drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. This film is considered lost. The story has nothing to do with the 1948 George Cukor film starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.-Cast:* Milton Sills - Michael Ramsay...
(1923) - The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser is a 1923 action film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - Omar K. Jenkins* James Neill - Sheik Ussan* Billie Dove - Olala Ussan* W. E. Lawrence - Prince Ahmed The Thrill Chaser is a 1923 action film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring...
(1923) - La BohèmeLa Bohème (1926 film)La Bohème is a 1926 silent drama film directed by King Vidor, based on the opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini.-Plot:The film takes place in Paris in 1830. Several bohemians try to survive on the streets, living under poor conditions and desiring to one day become famous. One of them is Marcel , a...
(1926) - The Iron MaskThe Iron MaskThe Iron Mask is a part-talkie film adaptation of the last section of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of The Man in the Iron Mask...
(1929) - That's My LineThat's My Line (film)That's My Line is a 1931 comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Louis John Bartels - The Traveling Man* Paul Hurst* Doris McMahon* Gino Corrado* Bert Young* Al Thompson* Glen Cavender...
(1931) - Paradise CanyonParadise CanyonParadise Canyon is a 1935 Western film directed by Carl L. Pierson.John Wyatt is a government agent sent to smash a counterfeiting operation near the Mexican border. Joining Doc Carter's medicine show they arrive in the town where Curly Joe , who once framed Carter, resides...
(1935) - The Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail (1936 film)-Cast:*John Wayne - Capt John Delmont*Ann Rutherford - Anne Ridgeley*Joseph W. Girard - Col. Delmont*Yakima Canutt - Tom Richards*Frank Rice - Red*E. H. Calvert - Jim Ridgeley*Ben Hendricks Jr. - Maj. Harris*Harry Harvey - Tim*Fern Emmett - Minnie...
(1936) - Gone with the WindGone with the Wind (film)Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard...
(1939) - Saved by the BelleSaved by the BelleSaved by the Belle is the 40th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
(1939) - Rebecca (1940)
- An Ache in Every StakeAn Ache in Every StakeAn Ache in Every Stake is the 57th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
(1941) - Citizen KaneCitizen KaneCitizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, directed by and starring Orson Welles. Many critics consider it the greatest American film of all time, especially for its innovative cinematography, music and narrative structure. Citizen Kane was Welles' first feature film...
(1941) - CasablancaCasablanca (film)Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, and featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between, in...
(1943) - Chetniks! The Fighting GuerrillasChetniks! The Fighting GuerrillasChetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas was a major war film made by Twentieth Century Fox in 1943. The film starred Philip Dorn, Anna Sten, and Martin Kosleck. The movie, originally titled The Seventh Column, was directed by Louis King based on a story by Jack Andrews, who also co-wrote the screenplay....
(1943) - Micro-PhoniesMicro-PhoniesMicro-Phonies is the 87th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
(1945)