Philip Pope is a British composer and actor. He has performed the BBC comedy series Radio Active and has also appeared in a number of TV comedy shows, including Who Dares Wins, Chelmsford 123 and KYTV. He made guest appearances on Shelley as pop star Hobo with Hywel Bennett as James Shelley, and Pope also starred as Tony Angelino in the Only Fools and Horses episode 'Stage Fright' with David Jason & Nicholas Lyndhurst — written by John Sullivan.

Philip Pope has composed a large amount of music for radio and television including the theme tunes for Through the Keyhole, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, KYTV, My Hero, The Bill and Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul. He also co-wrote with Richard Curtis the Hee Bee Gee Bees' single "Meaningless Songs" (B-side "Posing in the Moonlight") released in 1980 to parody the style of a series of Bee Gees disco hits. The Hee Bee Gee Bees went on to record two albums spoofing numerous acts including Eagles, Michael Jackson, The Police, Status Quo and Supertramp. Philip was the musical director and composer for The Fast Show as well as the popular BBC children's programmes Fimbles and The Roly Mo Show. Philip also provides the voice for the character Yugo, of Yugo and Migo from the The Roly Mo Show.

Pope has scored numerous dramas and comedy-dramas for film and TV including Ted & Ralph, Midnight Flight, Crazy for A Kiss, Hospital! and Margery & Gladys as well as the film Kevin & Perry Go Large.

He also wrote or co-wrote many comic songs for Not the Nine O'Clock News and Spitting Image including British Number 1 hit single The Chicken Song with Rob Grant & Doug Naylor.