Pippo Franco

Biography

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.

Known For

Giovannona Long-Thigh

Avanti!

Ubalda, All Naked and Warm

Diamoci del tu

Don't Play with Tigers

Bambole, non c'è una lira!

Rugantino

Smell of Flesh

All Movies (58)

• Il Bar del Cult2025 · as Sé stesso
• Gabriella2024
• Il circo delle meraviglie2024
• La Banda Del Buffardello & Il Manoscritto di Leonardo Da Vinci2022 · as Amedeo Tornabuoni
• Buon Lavoro2022
• Help! My In-Laws Are Vampires!2021 · as Nonno Paride
• Nemici2020 · as Avventore
• Spaghetti alla Martino2019 · as Self
• Italian Business2017 · as Altiero
• Tiramisu2016 · as pediatra Galbiati
• L'uomo dalla bocca storta2009 · as Self
• Di Che Peccato Sei?2007 · as conduttore Porta a casa
• Ladri si diventa1998 · as Er Pantera
• Ladri si nasce1997 · as l'organizzatore del festival
• Gole Ruggenti1992 · as Paolo Galli
• Due strani papà1984 · as Alberto
• Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone1983 · as Mario Stroppaghetti
• The Fan, the Referee and the Footballer1983 · as Amedeo Amedei
• Attenti a quei P21982 · as Tonio Tatarella / Onorevole Forlotti
• Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!1982 · as Self
• Don't Play with Tigers1982 · as Cesare Domenichini
• The Nosy One1981 · as Luciano
• La gatta da pelare1981 · as Stefano Valenti
• Arrivano i bersaglieri1980 · as Father Paolo
• Il casinista1980 · as Pippo Caciotta
• Sugar, Honey and Pepper1980 · as Mazzella Giuseppe
• Ciao marziano1980 · as Bix
• L'imbranato1979 · as Pippo Sperandio
• Tutti a squola1979 · as Professor Pippo Bottini
• Scherzi da prete1978 · as Don Tarquinio
• L'inquilina del piano di sopra1978 · as Amilcare De Vitis
• The New Monsters1977 · as se stesso
• Nerone1977 · as Nerone
• ISOTTA (SIGLA TV "SECONDO VOI")1977 · as Cantante
• They Killed Another Bandit1976 · as Sardu
• Romulus and Remus: The Story of Two Sons of a Wolf1976 · as Romolo
• Smell of Flesh1975 · as Raffaele Cannavone
• The Way of the Baboons1974 · as Getulio
• Patroclooo!... e il soldato Camillone, grande grosso e frescone1973 · as Salvatore Bruschetta / Bruno Camillone
• Theft in the Evening, a Big Coup Hopefully1973 · as Quinto
• Rugantino1973 · as Frascatano
• Giovannona Long-Thigh1973 · as Ragionier Mario Albertini
• Avanti!1972 · as Mattarazzo
• Ubalda, All Naked and Warm1972 · as Olimpio de' Pannocchieschi
• Nights of Boccaccio1972 · as Bruno degli Olivieri
• Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?1971 · as L'ospite eschimese
• Basta guardarla1970 · as Danilo
• The Conjugal Debt1970 · as Cantastorie
• Those Sweet Creatures1970 · as Victor Santaniello
• Pensiero d'amore1969 · as Leone
• Normal Young Man1969 · as Claudio
• The Conspirators1969 · as Bellachioma
• Zingara1969 · as Orazio
• Hate Is My God1969 · as Traveling Minstrel
• Chimera1968 · as Soldier from Bari
• The Blind Fly1966
• Appointment in Ischia1960 · as The Guitarist in 'I Pinguini' (uncredited)
• L'osteria di Via Albicocca— · as Zio Giggino

All TV Shows (4)

• La Casa Delle Beffe2001
• La sai l'ultima?1992
• Bambole, non c'è una lira!1977 · as Nando Sgabelloni, il comico
• Diamoci del tu1967 · as Self