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

  • Highlander: The Series

    Highlander: The Series

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Relic Hunter

    Relic Hunter

  • 30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

  • Midi trente

    Midi trente

  • Police Commissioner Moulin

    Police Commissioner Moulin

  • La Chance aux chansons

    La Chance aux chansons

  • The Sucker

    The Sucker

  • The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

    The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

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

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

  • Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

  • Poltergay

    Poltergay

  • Carom Shots

    Carom Shots

  • My Father's Glory

    My Father's Glory

  • At Theatre Tonight

    At Theatre Tonight

  • Les Gorilles

    Les Gorilles

  • The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

    The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

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

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

  • The Restaurant

    The Restaurant

  • Système 2

    Système 2

  • Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

    Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

  • The Gendarme in New York

    The Gendarme in New York

  • The Gendarme Takes Off

    The Gendarme Takes Off

  • Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire

    Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire

  • Rita the Field Marshal

    Rita the Field Marshal

  • My Mother's Castle

    My Mother's Castle

  • Bebert and the Train

    Bebert and the Train

  • The American Beauty

    The American Beauty

  • Shock Troops

    Shock Troops

  • 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

  • The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen

    The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen

  • The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

    The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

  • The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

    The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

  • Sadsacks In the Boarding School

    Sadsacks In the Boarding School

  • La cloche

    La cloche

  • The Gendarme Gets Married

    The Gendarme Gets Married

  • The Miser

    The Miser

  • Alice au pays des merveilles

    Alice au pays des merveilles

  • The Centipede Is Tap Dancing

    The Centipede Is Tap Dancing

  • S.O.S homme seul

    S.O.S homme seul

  • Faites comme chez nous

    Faites comme chez nous

  • Gypsy Law

    Gypsy Law

  • Bienvenue à Bellefontaine

    Bienvenue à Bellefontaine

  • All the Gold in the World

    All the Gold in the World

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

    The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

  • We'll Grow Thin Together

    We'll Grow Thin Together

  • Les coucous

    Les coucous

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Pétrole ! Pétrole !

    Pétrole ! Pétrole !

  • The Female Executioner

    The Female Executioner

  • Musidora

    Musidora

  • Robinson Sucroë

    Robinson Sucroë

  • The Seventh Company Has Been Found

    The Seventh Company Has Been Found

  • Under Your Hat

    Under Your Hat

  • Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers

    Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers

  • Killer Spy

    Killer Spy

  • Mélissol

    Mélissol

  • Ubu enchaîné

    Ubu enchaîné

  • Les Planqués du régiment

    Les Planqués du régiment

  • La 99ème Minute

    La 99ème Minute

  • Herminie

    Herminie