Michel Modo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-03-30

Day of death

2008-09-24 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Carpentras, Vaucluse, France

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

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Midi trente

    Midi trente

  • Highlander: The Series

    Highlander: The Series

  • Relic Hunter

    Relic Hunter

  • La Chance aux chansons

    La Chance aux chansons

  • Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

  • 30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

  • Police Commissioner Moulin

    Police Commissioner Moulin

  • At Theatre Tonight

    At Theatre Tonight

  • Système 2

    Système 2

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

  • Sadsacks In the Boarding School

    Sadsacks In the Boarding School

  • Bebert and the Train

    Bebert and the Train

  • The Gendarme Takes Off

    The Gendarme Takes Off

  • Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

    Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

  • The Sucker

    The Sucker

  • The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

    The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

  • The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

    The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

  • My Mother's Castle

    My Mother's Castle

  • Shock Troops

    Shock Troops

  • Alice au pays des merveilles

    Alice au pays des merveilles

  • The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

    The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

  • Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

    Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

  • Poltergay

    Poltergay

  • The Centipede Is Tap Dancing

    The Centipede Is Tap Dancing

  • The Restaurant

    The Restaurant

  • My Father's Glory

    My Father's Glory

  • Si ma gueule vous plaît...

    Si ma gueule vous plaît...

  • Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

    Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

  • Robinson Sucroë

    Robinson Sucroë

  • The American Beauty

    The American Beauty

  • Under Your Hat

    Under Your Hat

  • The Gendarme Gets Married

    The Gendarme Gets Married

  • S.O.S homme seul

    S.O.S homme seul

  • Rita the Field Marshal

    Rita the Field Marshal

  • The Gendarme in New York

    The Gendarme in New York

  • Carom Shots

    Carom Shots

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen

    The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen

  • The Miser

    The Miser

  • The Seventh Company Has Been Found

    The Seventh Company Has Been Found

  • We'll Grow Thin Together

    We'll Grow Thin Together

  • La cloche

    La cloche

  • The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

    The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

  • Mélissol

    Mélissol

  • Herminie

    Herminie

  • The Female Executioner

    The Female Executioner

  • Bienvenue à Bellefontaine

    Bienvenue à Bellefontaine

  • Les Gorilles

    Les Gorilles

  • Ubu enchaîné

    Ubu enchaîné

  • The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

    The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

  • Les coucous

    Les coucous

  • Pétrole ! Pétrole !

    Pétrole ! Pétrole !

  • Killer Spy

    Killer Spy

  • La 99ème Minute

    La 99ème Minute

  • Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee

    Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee

  • All the Gold in the World

    All the Gold in the World

  • Gypsy Law

    Gypsy Law

  • Musidora

    Musidora

  • Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers

    Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire

    Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire

  • Faites comme chez nous

    Faites comme chez nous

  • Les Planqués du régiment

    Les Planqués du régiment