Pippo Franco (pseudonym of Franco Pippo; born 2 September 1940) is an Italian comic, television presenter, and singer. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s began a career in film, starring in a great number of commedia sexy all'italiana, the "sexy comedy" subgenre of Italian comedy. In the 1970s he expanded into television, acting in TV movies and presenting variety shows. His type of comedy borrows heavily from cabaret. Throughout his career he continued to sing, appearing many times at the San Remo Festival. He has made children's music as well, and has co-written three books on (linguistic) humor.

Filmography

• 2025Il Bar del Cult — Sé stesso
• 2024Gabriella
• 2024Il circo delle meraviglie
• 2022Buon Lavoro
• 2022La banda del Buffardello e il manoscritto di Leonardo da Vinci — Amedeo Tornabuoni
• 2021Help! My In-Laws Are Vampires! — Nonno Paride
• 2020Nemici — Avventore
• 2017Italian Business — Altiero
• 2016Tiramisu — pediatra Galbiati
• 2007Di che peccato sei? — conduttore Porta a casa
• La Casa Delle Beffe
• 1998Ladri si diventa — Er Pantera
• 1997Ladri si nasce — l'organizzatore del festival
• 1992Gole Ruggenti — Paolo Galli
• La sai l'ultima?
• Il tastomatto — conduttore, Writer, Creator
• 1984Due strani papà — Alberto, Screenplay
• 1983Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone — Mario Stroppaghetti
• 1983The Fan, the Referee and the Footballer — Amedeo Amedei
• 1982Attenti a quei P2 — Tonio Tatarella / Onorevole Forlotti
• 1982Don't Play with Tigers — Cesare Domenichini
• 1981La gatta da pelare — Stefano Valenti, Director, Writer
• 1981The Nosy One — Luciano, Screenplay
• 1980Arrivano i bersaglieri — Father Paolo
• 1980Ciao marziano — Bix
• 1980Il casinista — Pippo Caciotta
• 1980Sugar, Honey and Pepper — Mazzella Giuseppe
• 1979L'imbranato — Pippo Sperandio
• 1979Tutti a squola — Professor Pippo Bottini
• 1978L'inquilina del piano di sopra — Amilcare De Vitis
• 1978Scherzi da prete — Don Tarquinio
• Bambole, non c'è una lira! — Nando Sgabelloni, il comico
• 1977ISOTTA (SIGLA TV "SECONDO VOI") — Cantante
• 1977Nerone — Nerone
• 1977The New Monsters — se stesso
• 1976Romulus and Remus: The Story of Two Sons of a Wolf — Romolo
• 1976They Killed Another Bandit — Sardu
• 1975Smell of Flesh — Raffaele Cannavone
• 1974The Way of the Baboons — Getulio
• 1973Giovannona Long-Thigh — Ragionier Mario Albertini
• 1973Patroclooo!... e il soldato Camillone, grande grosso e frescone — Salvatore Bruschetta / Bruno Camillone
• 1973Rugantino — Frascatano
• 1973Theft in the Evening, a Big Coup Hopefully — Quinto, Screenplay, Story, Original Music Composer
• 1972Avanti! — Mattarazzo
• 1972Nights of Boccaccio — Bruno degli Olivieri
• 1972Ubalda, All Naked and Warm — Olimpio de' Pannocchieschi
• 1971Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? — L'ospite eschimese
• 1970Basta guardarla — Danilo
• 1970The Conjugal Debt — Cantastorie
• 1970Those Sweet Creatures — Victor Santaniello
• 1969Hate Is My God — Traveling Minstrel
• 1969Normal Young Man — Claudio
• 1969Pensiero d'amore — Leone
• 1969The Conspirators — Bellachioma
• 1969Zingara — Orazio
• 1968Chimera — Soldier from Bari
• 1966The Blind Fly
• 1960Appointment in Ischia — The Guitarist in 'I Pinguini' (uncredited)
• L'osteria di Via Albicocca — Zio Giggino

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2019Spaghetti alla Martino — Self
• 2009L'uomo dalla bocca storta — Self
• 1982Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! — Self
• Diamoci del tu — Self