Gino Corrado Biography

Italian actor (1893–1982)

Gino Corrado (born Gino Liserani; 9 February 1893 – 23 December 1982) was an Italian-born film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1916 and 1954, almost always in small roles as a character actor. From 1916 to 1923, he was known as Eugene Corey, which was an Anglicized version of his name.

Career

Corrado as Joshua in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1923)

Born in Florence, 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, three of the leading films of Hollywood's Golden Age. He played Aramis in The Iron Mask (1929). He made his film debut in D. W. Griffith's Intolerance in 1916, and appeared in such other silent cl*ics as The Ten Commandments and Sunrise. By the time sound arrived, he had already been reduced to a bit player, but worked constantly (making 18 appearances just in 1939) and was always a welcome presence. Corrado made an appearance in the Our Gang short "Follies of 1938" (released in 1937). He is especially known by Three Stooges fans for his appearances in Saved by the Belle, An Ache in Every Stake and Micro-Phonies. His final film role was a shoe salesman in the 1954 Martin and Lewis comedy Living It Up.

His younger brother was the silent film actor Louis Dumar (born as Luigi Liserani).

Corrado became a restaurateur following the end of his film career.

Death

Corrado died at the Motion Picture and Television Country House in Woodland Hills, California, on 23 December 1982 at age 89. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, and his gravestone epitaph is etched with Corrado's image from the cl*ic Three Stooges short, Micro-Phonies, with the inscription, "Forever On The Screen — Forever In Our Hearts".

Selected filmography

Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916) - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Intolerance (1916) - The Runner (uncredited)
Forbidden Paths (1917) - A Mexican Flirt (uncredited)
The Gown of Destiny (1917) - in French Consulate office
The Flames of Chance (1918) - Anatole
The Argument (1918) - John Corbin Jr.
The Velvet Hand (1918)
The Hopper (1918) - Roger Livingston Talbot
Res*ution (1918) - Adam
A Roman Scandal (1919, Short)
The Great Lover (1920) - Secretary
The Guttersnipe (1922) - Clarence Phillips
Beyond the Rocks (1922) - Guest at Alpine Inn (uncredited)
The Ordeal (1922) - Gene
My American Wife (1922) - Pedro DeGrossa
Slander the Woman (1923) - Tetreau, the Guide
Adam's Rib (1923) - Lt. Braschek
The Spanish Dancer (1923) - Musketeer (uncredited)
Flaming Youth (1923) - Leo Stenak
The Ten Commandments (1923) - Israelite Slave (uncredited)
The Thrill Chaser (1923) - Rudolph Biggeddo
Men (1924) - The Stranger
Reckless Speed (1924) - David Brierly
South of the Equator (1924) - The General
The Rose of Paris (1924) - Paul Maran
He Who Laughs Last (1925) - Elwood Harkness
The Coast Patrol (1925) - Eric Marmont
The Desert Flower (1925) - José Lee
Off the Highway (1925) - Rabbitt
Speed Madness (1925)
Without Mercy (1925) - Malay Jack (uncredited)
Away in the Lead (1925)
Never Too Late (1925) - Count Gaston La Rue
La Bohème (1926) - Marcel
The Volga Boatman (1926) - White Army Officer (uncredited)
Modern Youth (1926)
The Dead Line (1926) - Juan Álavarez
The Amateur Gentleman (1926) - Prince Regent
The Little Firebrand (1926) - Adonis Wenhoff
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) - Dueling Husband (uncredited)
Gigolo (1926) - Hotel Crillon Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The White Black Sheep (1926) - El Rahib
Uneasy Payments (1927) - Bozoni
Paid to Love (1927) - Tour Director (uncredited)
Sunrise (1927) - Manager of Hair Salon (uncredited)
Women's Wares (1927) - Modiste
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928) - Pierre
The Devil's Skipper (1928) - Philip La Farge
The House of Scandal (1928) - Morgan
The Charge of the Gauchos (1928) - Moreno
The Gun Runner (1928) - Garcia
Fazil (1928) - Sultan's Messenger (uncredited)
Prowlers of the Sea (1928) - The Skipper
The Rainbow (1929) - Slug
The Iron Mask (1929) - Aramis
Tide of Empire (1929) - Carlos Montalvo (uncredited)
The One Woman Idea (1929) - Bordinnas
Señor Americano (1929) - Carlos Ramirez
Navy Blues (1929) - Headwaiter at Garden Cabaret (uncredited)
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) - Riccardi
Those Who Dance (1930) - Tony
A Notorious Affair (1930) - Serge - Pianist (uncredited)
The Czar of Broadway (1930) - El Dorado Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Song of the Caballero (1930) - Don Jose Madero
Oh Sailor Behave (1930) - Stephan
Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) - Dressmaker (uncredited)
Oh, For a Man! (1930) - Signor Ferrari, Italian Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Kiss Me Again (1931) - Gino - Orchestra Leader in Cafe (uncredited)
The Last Parade (1931) - Joe
Always Goodbye (1931) - Italian Policeman (uncredited)
That's My Line (1931, Short) - Henchman
The Man from Death Valley (1931) - Ortego
Possessed (1931) - Signor Martini - Party Guest (uncredited)
Her Majesty, Love (1931) - Venetian Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
* of the Air (1932) - Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Hotel Continental (1932) - Waiter (uncredited)
Scarface (1932) - Waiter at Columbia Cafe (uncredited)
Careless Lady (1932) - French Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
This Is the Night (1932) - Manager of Neopolitan Hotel (uncredited)
Street of Women (1932) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Love Is a Racket (1932) - Sardi's Waiter (uncredited)
Trouble in Paradise (1932) - Venetian (uncredited)
A Farewell to Arms (1932) - Italian Soldier (uncredited)
The King's Vacation (1933) - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) - Mayor's Chef (uncredited)
Grand Slam (1933) - Barber (uncredited)
Obey the Law (1933) - Giovanni
The White Sister (1933) - Enrico - Guido's Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Keyhole (1933) - Gino - Hotel Metropole Waiter #2 (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher (1933) - Barber (uncredited)
I Loved You Wednesday (1933) - Opera Singing Neighbor (uncredited)
Laughing at Life (1933) - Don Flavio's *ociate (uncredited)
Voltaire (1933) - Musician in Versailles (uncredited)
My Woman (1933) - George - Waiter (uncredited)
Walls of Gold (1933) - 2nd Furrier (uncredited)
Jimmy and Sally (1933) - 1st Waiter at Club Rendezvous (uncredited)
Girl Without a Room (1933) - Man at Art Awards (uncredited)
Flying Down to Rio (1933) - Messenger (uncredited)
I Am a Thief (1934)
I Sell Anything (1934)
Flirting with Danger (1934)
Paradise Canyon (1935)
The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)
The Great Hotel Murder (1935)
The Oregon Trail (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Dodsworth (1936)
Rebellion (1936)
Beau Geste (1939)
Rose of the Rio Grande (1938)
Gone with the Wind (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
Saved by the Belle (1939) - General Casino
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Chef (uncredited)
Rebecca (1940) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro (1940) - Caballero (uncredited)
An Ache in Every Stake (1941) - Chef
Affectionately Yours (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941) - Gino (uncredited)
Casablanca (1942) - Waiter at Rick's (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin (1943)
Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943) - Italian Lieutenant
House of Frankenstein (1944)
Micro-Phonies (1945) - Italian Singer
Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951)
Living It Up (1954)

References

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