Gian-Carlo Coppola (September 17, 1963 – May 26, 1986) was an American film producer.
Coppola was born in
Los Angeles, California, the son of set decorator/artist
Eleanor Coppola (
née Neil) and famed film director
Francis Ford Coppola. As the eldest Coppola sibling, he was older brother to
Roman and
Sofia.
Like his brother and sister, Gian-Carlo—known to his family and friends as Gio—often featured in his father's movies as background characters (
The Godfather,
The Conversation,
Apocalypse Now Redux and
Rumble Fish), later acting as associate producer for
Rumble Fish and
The Outsiders, and second unit director on
The Cotton Club. He appeared with his brother Roman as the two sons of
Robert Duvall's
Tom Hagen character, and they can be seen during the streetfight and
Vito Corleone's funeral right behind Duvall and
Al Pacino.