Michel Modo
Biography
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
Jules Berlicot
Le Gendarme et les Extra-terrestres
Jules Berlicot
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Jules Berlicot
Le Gendarme à New-York
Jules Berlicot
Le Gendarme se marie
Jules Berlicot
Le Gendarme en balade
Maréchal des Logis Berlicot
Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes
Le clerc de notaire
Nous maigrirons ensemble
Le soldat qui louche
La Grande Vadrouille
Customs officer
Le Corniaud
Commissioner
L'exécutrice
Le Facteur (uncredited)
Carambolages
Fritz Vogel's Assistant
La feldmarescialla
Pirlouit (voice)
La Flûte à six schtroumpfs
Sergent Michaud
Les bidasses au pensionnat
Adjudant Badubec
Les Planqués du régiment
Alain Terrieur
Pétrole ! Pétrole !
Tony
Tout l'or du monde
Jean-Baptise
Herminie
Georges Despeu
Faites comme chez nous
Persouard
Bienvenue à Bellefontaine
A cycling agent
Les Gorilles
Konrad Zillich
Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee
Henri "Nanny" Bernier
Poltergay
La merluche
L'Avare
Le gendarme
Le mille-pattes fait des claquettes
Gendarme
Bébert et l'Omnibus
Guard of Pilate (uncredited)
Kriss Romani
Brother Robichon
L'histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot Trousse-Chemise
Dormouse
Alice au pays des merveilles
La 99ème Minute
Policeman
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Laflûte
Le Songe d'une nuit d'été
La cloche
Postman
La Gloire de mon Père
Self
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
Anatole Biscarlet
Musidora
Le soldat allemand 'groupir'
On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie
le sergent Merlin
Les Bidasses aux grandes manœuvres
Le collègue de François-Joseph
La Tête du client
Georges Despeu
Les coucous
S.O.S homme seul
Petit-Roger, le serveur lèche-bottes
Le Grand Restaurant
Slovak
La Belle Américaine
Other officer on the bicycle who issues tickets
Pleins feux sur Stanislas
Ambassadeur
Lagardère
Le juif torturé
Un homme de trop
Postman
Le Château de ma mère
Cavallo (Voice)
Les Fabuleuses Aventures du légendaire baron de Münchausen
Ubu enchaîné
Sex shop seller
Si ma gueule vous plaît...
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
50
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-03-30
Place of Birth
Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
Also Known As
Modo