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Pippo Franco

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  • Writer
  • Composer
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Pippo Franco was born on 2 September 1940 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), La gatta da pelare (1981) and Nerone (1977). He is married to Piera Bassino. They have two children. He was previously married to Laura Troschel.
BornSeptember 2, 1940
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    Known for

    John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
    Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    8.1
    • Voice Actor - Dubbing(Italian)
    • 1975
    La gatta da pelare (1981)
    La gatta da pelare
    5.9
    • Stefano Valenti
    • 1981
    Nerone (1977)
    Nerone
    4.9
    • Nerone
    • 1977
    Remo e Romolo (Storia di due figli di una lupa) (1976)
    Remo e Romolo (Storia di due figli di una lupa)
    4.9
    • Romolo
    • 1976

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Pippo Franco, Remo Girone, Iva Zanicchi, Manuela Metri, Max Pieriboni, Chiara Boveri, and Salvatore Misticone in Il circo delle meraviglie (2024)
      Il circo delle meraviglie
      • Stanislao Von Sydov
      • 2024
    • Pippo Franco, Maurizio Mattioli, Umberto Smaila, Sergio Vastano, Luca Marchi, and Salvatore Misticone in L'Elisir di Leonardo da Vinci e la Banda del Buffardello (2024)
      L'Elisir di Leonardo da Vinci e la Banda del Buffardello
      6.0
      • Amedeo Tornabuoni
      • 2024
    • Nemici (2023)
      Nemici
      • 2023
    • Max Cavallari, Pippo Franco, Maurizio Mattioli, Umberto Smaila, Loretta Micheloni, Claudio Torregiani, Rudy Smaila, and Salvatore Misticone in La Banda del Buffardello e il manoscritto di Leonardo da Vinci (2022)
      La Banda del Buffardello e il manoscritto di Leonardo da Vinci
      6.2
      • Amedeo Tornabuoni
      • 2022
    • Il pescatore di telline (2022)
      Il pescatore di telline
      • 2022
    • Help! My In-Laws Are Vampires! (2021)
      Help! My In-Laws Are Vampires!
      5.3
      • Nonno Paride
      • 2021
    • Wuthering Cats - Floodland (2021)
      Wuthering Cats - Floodland
      Video
      • 2021
    • Buon lavoro (2018)
      Buon lavoro
      4.7
      • 2018
    • Marco Santilli: Portami via da me
      Music Video
      • 2018
    • Mario Donatone, Pippo Franco, Demetra Hampton, Maurizio Mattioli, Umberto Smaila, Rudy Smaila, Fabrizio Corona, Umberto Sardella, Gianclaudio Caretta, and Cristina Mian in Italian Business (2017)
      Italian Business
      2.6
      • Altiero
      • 2017
    • Tiramisù (2016)
      Tiramisù
      5.2
      • pediatra Galbiati
      • 2016
    • Di che peccato sei? (2007)
      Di che peccato sei?
      3.7
      TV Movie
      • Conduttore 'Porta a casa'
      • 2007
    • La casa delle beffe (2000)
      La casa delle beffe
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • Buonaiuti
      • Postiglione
      • Giraldi
      • 2000
    • Eva Grimaldi, Alba Parietti, and Mandala Tayde in Tre stelle (1999)
      Tre stelle
      5.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Pepé
      • 1999
    • Ladri si diventa (1998)
      Ladri si diventa
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • Er Pantera
      • 1998

    Writer

    • Sotto a chi tocca (1996)
      Sotto a chi tocca
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1996–1997
    • Pippo Franco in Senator (1992)
      Senator
      TV Mini Series
      • screenplay
      • 1992
    • Pippo Franco in Il tastomatto (1985)
      Il tastomatto
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1985
    • Due strani papà (1984)
      Due strani papà
      6.1
      • screenplay
      • 1984
    • La gatta da pelare (1981)
      La gatta da pelare
      5.9
      • story and screenplay
      • 1981
    • Edwige Fenech and Pippo Franco in Il ficcanaso (1981)
      Il ficcanaso
      5.5
      • Writer
      • 1981

    Composer

    • La gatta da pelare (1981)
      La gatta da pelare
      5.9
      • Composer
      • 1981
    • Furto di sera bel colpo si spera (1973)
      Furto di sera bel colpo si spera
      5.8
      • Composer
      • 1973
    • Hate Is My God (1969)
      Hate Is My God
      5.5
      • Composer
      • 1969

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • September 2, 1940
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Spouses
        Laura Troschel(divorced, 1 child)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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