Michel Modo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

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

  • Poltergay

    Poltergay

  • 30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

  • My Mother's Castle

    My Mother's Castle

  • Midi trente

    Midi trente

  • Police Commissioner Moulin

    Police Commissioner Moulin

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

  • Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

  • La Chance aux chansons

    La Chance aux chansons

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

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

  • Système 2

    Système 2

  • Les Gorilles

    Les Gorilles

  • The Miser

    The Miser

  • Herminie

    Herminie

  • Carom Shots

    Carom Shots

  • We'll Grow Thin Together

    We'll Grow Thin Together

  • The Seventh Company Has Been Found

    The Seventh Company Has Been Found

  • Ubu enchaîné

    Ubu enchaîné

  • At Theatre Tonight

    At Theatre Tonight

  • La cloche

    La cloche

  • Gypsy Law

    Gypsy Law

  • The Gendarme Gets Married

    The Gendarme Gets Married

  • The Sucker

    The Sucker

  • The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

    The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

  • Bebert and the Train

    Bebert and the Train

  • Pétrole ! Pétrole !

    Pétrole ! Pétrole !

  • Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

    Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

  • The Female Executioner

    The Female Executioner

  • All the Gold in the World

    All the Gold in the World

  • The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

    The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

  • The Restaurant

    The Restaurant

  • The Gendarme in New York

    The Gendarme in New York

  • Les coucous

    Les coucous

  • My Father's Glory

    My Father's Glory

  • The American Beauty

    The American Beauty

  • The Gendarme Takes Off

    The Gendarme Takes Off

  • Musidora

    Musidora

  • Bienvenue à Bellefontaine

    Bienvenue à Bellefontaine

  • La 99ème Minute

    La 99ème Minute

  • Robinson Sucroë

    Robinson Sucroë

  • Mélissol

    Mélissol

  • The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

    The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

  • Shock Troops

    Shock Troops

  • Rita the Field Marshal

    Rita the Field Marshal

  • The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen

    The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen

  • Sadsacks In the Boarding School

    Sadsacks In the Boarding School

  • The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

    The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

    The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

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

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

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Operation Lady Marlene

    Operation Lady Marlene

  • Under Your Hat

    Under Your Hat

  • The Centipede Is Tap Dancing

    The Centipede Is Tap Dancing

  • Alice au pays des merveilles

    Alice au pays des merveilles

  • Faites comme chez nous

    Faites comme chez nous

  • Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers

    Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers

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

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

  • Si ma gueule vous plaît...

    Si ma gueule vous plaît...

  • Killer Spy

    Killer Spy

  • Les Planqués du régiment

    Les Planqués du régiment

  • Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire

    Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire

  • S.O.S homme seul

    S.O.S homme seul