Michel Modo
Born
March 30, 1937
Died
September 24, 2008 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
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
Poltergay
Henri "Nanny" Bernier
2006
The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
Ambassadeur
2003
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
Self
2003
Relic Hunter
Hugo Murnau · (1 episode)
1999
Mélissol
Zanzi · (7 episodes)
1999
Robinson Sucroë
M. Floyd · (26 episodes)
1995
Faites comme chez nous
Georges Despeu
1993
Highlander: The Series
Maurice · (10 episodes)
1992
Bienvenue à Bellefontaine
Persouard
1992
My Mother's Castle
Postman
1990
My Father's Glory
Postman
1990
The Female Executioner
Commissioner
1986
S.O.S homme seul
1984
La Chance aux chansons
Self · (2 episodes)
1984
Les Planqués du régiment
Adjudant Badubec
1983
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
Jules Berlicot
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Si ma gueule vous plaît...
1981
Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers
le sergent Merlin
1981
Pétrole ! Pétrole !
Alain Terrieur
1981
The Miser
La merluche
1980
The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen
Cavallo (Voice)
1979
We'll Grow Thin Together
Le clerc de notaire
1979
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Jules Berlicot
1979
Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee
Konrad Zillich
1978
Les coucous
Georges Despeu
1978
Sadsacks In the Boarding School
Sergent Michaud
1978
The Centipede Is Tap Dancing
Le gendarme
1977
Police Commissioner Moulin
Inspecteur Janin · (1 episode)
1976
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Pirlouit (voice)
1976
30 millions d'amis
Self · (1 episode)
1976
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
Le soldat allemand 'groupir'
1975
Système 2
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Musidora
Anatole Biscarlet
1973
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Brother Robichon
1973
Midi trente
Self · (1 episode)
1972
Ubu enchaîné
1971
Herminie
Jean-Baptise
1971
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Policeman
1971
Samedi soir
Self · (6 episodes)
1971
Alice au pays des merveilles
Dormouse
1970
The Gendarme Takes Off
Jules Berlicot
1970
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Laflûte
1969
The Gendarme Gets Married
Jules Berlicot
1968
Rita the Field Marshal
Fritz Vogel's Assistant
1967
Shock Troops
Le juif torturé
1967
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Cross-eyed German machine gunner
1966
The Restaurant
Petit-Roger, le serveur lèche-bottes
1966
La 99ème Minute
1966
At Theatre Tonight
Jean-Baptiste · (1 episode)
1966
The Gendarme in New York
Jules Berlicot
1965
Killer Spy
Other officer on the bicycle who issues tickets
1965
Under Your Hat
Le collègue de François-Joseph
1965
The Sucker
Customs officer
1965
Les Gorilles
A cycling agent
1964
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Jules Berlicot
1964
La cloche
1964
Bebert and the Train
Gendarme
1963
Gypsy Law
Guard of Pilate (uncredited)
1963
Carom Shots
Postman (uncredited)
1963
All the Gold in the World
Tony
1961
The American Beauty
Slovak
1961
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Pierre Pégoux · (1 episode)
1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Yves Lacaze · (1 episode)
1958