About

Known credits:
55
Birthday:
1937-03-30
Place of birth:
Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
Website:
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Michel Modo

Overview

Michel Modo, born Michel Henri Louis Goi at Carpentras (Vaucluse) (born March 30, 1937 - died September 25, 2008), was a French actor and humorist. Modo died of cancer on September 25, 2008 in Vaires-sur-Marne (Seine-et-Marne).

He is best known in France for having formed in the late 1950s a comedy duo, Grosso et Modo, with actor Guy Grosso. The duo appeared in many movies with Louis de Funès, among which the series of Gendarmes de Saint Tropez, where he will played the role of Constable Berlicot alongside Michel Galabru, Jean Lefebvre and Christian Marin. They were also Laflûte and Quince in The Dream of a Summer Night by Jean-Christophe Averty.

Between 1993 and 1997 he is one of the recurring actors in the television series Highlander as Maurice Lolande, humorous character characterizing the average French person.

In December 2005, he stars in the television series Plus belle la vie alongside Colette Renard. He plays a bum philosopher disguised as Santa Claus.

He also dubbed several recurring characters in the French version of the animated series The Simpsons. At his sudden death in 2008 at the age of 71, when dubbing the last episodes of season 19, he was replaced on the spot by Gérard Rinaldi, who died in his turn from cancer on March 2, 2012.

Known for

Acting
2006 Poltergay Actor Henri "Nanny" Bernier 57
Average
2003 The Masked Avenger: Lagardere Actor Ambassadeur 59
Average
2003 Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire Actor Self 59
Average
1999 Mélissol Actor Zanzi 70
Good
1995 Robinson Sucroë Actor M. Floyd 68
Fair
1993 Faites comme chez nous Actor Georges Despeu N/A
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1992 Bienvenue à Bellefontaine Actor Persouard N/A
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1990 My Mother's Castle Actor Postman 63
Fair
1990 My Father's Glory Actor Postman 64
Fair
1986 The Female Executioner Actor Commissioner 58
Average
1984 S.O.S homme seul Actor 59
Average
1983 Les Planqués du régiment Actor Adjudant Badubec 58
Average
1982 The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes Actor Jules Berlicot 59
Average
1981 Les Bidasses aux grandes manœuvres Actor le sergent Merlin 58
Average
1981 Pétrole ! Pétrole ! Actor Alain Terrieur 58
Average
1980 The Miser Actor La merluche 60
Fair
1979 The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen Actor Cavallo (Voice) 58
Average
1979 We'll Grow Thin Together Actor Le clerc de notaire 58
Average
1979 The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space Actor Jules Berlicot 60
Fair
1978 Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee Actor Konrad Zillich 59
Average
1978 Les coucous Actor Georges Despeu N/A
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1978 Sadsacks In the Boarding School Actor Sergent Michaud 58
Average
1977 The Centipede Is Tap Dancing Actor Le gendarme 58
Average
1976 The Smurfs and the Magic Flute Actor Pirlouit (voice) 59
Average
1975 The Seventh Company Has Been Found Actor Le soldat allemand 'groupir' 63
Fair
1973 Musidora Actor Anatole Biscarlet N/A
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1973 The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot Actor Brother Robichon 58
Average
1971 Ubu enchaîné Actor N/A
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1971 Herminie Actor Jean-Baptise 58
Average
1971 Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques Actor Policeman 58
Average
1970 Alice au pays des merveilles Actor Dormouse 58
Average
1970 The Gendarme Takes Off Actor Jules Berlicot 61
Fair
1969 A Midsummer Night's Dream Actor 59
Average
1968 The Gendarme Gets Married Actor Jules Berlicot 62
Fair
1967 Rita the Field Marshal Actor Fritz Vogel's Assistant 58
Average
1967 Shock Troops Actor Le juif torturé 59
Average
1966 Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! Actor Cross-eyed German machine gunner 73
Good
1966 The Restaurant Actor Petit-Roger, le serveur lèche-bottes 63
Fair
1966 La 99ème Minute Actor 58
Average
1965 The Gendarme in New York Actor Jules Berlicot 60
Fair
1965 Killer Spy Actor Other officer on the bicycle who issues tickets 58
Average
1965 Under Your Hat Actor Le collègue de François-Joseph 58
Average
1965 The Sucker Actor Customs officer 67
Fair
1964 Les Gorilles Actor A cycling agent 59
Average
1964 Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez Actor Jules Berlicot 65
Fair
1964 La cloche Actor 59
Average
1963 Bebert and the Train Actor Gendarme 58
Average
1963 Gypsy Law Actor N/A
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1963 Carom Shots Actor Postman (uncredited) 59
Average
1961 All the Gold in the World Actor Tony 59
Average
1961 The American Beauty Actor Slovak 58
Average

Writing
1993 Faites comme chez nous Writing Author N/A
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1978 Les coucous Writing Author N/A
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1974 The Funny Guys in a Crazy World Writing Writer 58
Average
1968 The Little Bather Writing Screenplay 62
Fair