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

Relic Hunter

Champs-Elysées

Police Commissioner Moulin

La Chance aux chansons

At Theatre Tonight

30 millions d'amis

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

All Movies (51)

• Poltergay2006 · as Henri "Nanny" Bernier
• The Masked Avenger: Lagardere2003 · as Ambassadeur
• Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire2003 · as Self
• Faites comme chez nous1993 · as Georges Despeu
• Bienvenue à Bellefontaine1992 · as Persouard
• My Mother's Castle1990 · as Postman
• My Father's Glory1990 · as Postman
• The Female Executioner1986 · as Commissioner
• S.O.S homme seul1984
• Les Planqués du régiment1983 · as Adjudant Badubec
• The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes1982 · as Maréchal des Logis Berlicot
• Si ma gueule vous plaît...1981 · as Sex shop seller
• Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers1981 · as le sergent Merlin
• Pétrole ! Pétrole !1981 · as Alain Terrieur
• The Miser1980 · as La merluche
• The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen1979 · as Cavallo (Voice)
• We'll Grow Thin Together1979 · as Le clerc de notaire
• The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space1979 · as Jules Berlicot
• Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee1978 · as Konrad Zillich
• Les coucous1978 · as Georges Despeu
• Sadsacks In the Boarding School1978 · as Sergent Michaud
• The Centipede Is Tap Dancing1977 · as Le gendarme
• The Smurfs and the Magic Flute1975 · as Pirlouit (voice)
• The Seventh Company Has Been Found1975 · as Le soldat allemand 'groupir'
• Operation Lady Marlene1974 · as Sansonnet
• Musidora1973 · as Anatole Biscarlet
• The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot1973 · as Brother Robichon
• Ubu enchaîné1971
• Herminie1971 · as Jean-Baptise
• Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques1971 · as Policeman
• Alice au pays des merveilles1970 · as Dormouse
• The Gendarme Takes Off1970 · as Jules Berlicot
• A Midsummer Night's Dream1969 · as Laflûte
• The Gendarme Gets Married1968 · as Jules Berlicot
• Rita the Field Marshal1967 · as Fritz Vogel's Assistant
• Shock Troops1967 · as Le juif torturé
• Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!1966 · as Cross-eyed Soldier
• The Restaurant1966 · as Petit-Roger, le serveur lèche-bottes
• La 99ème Minute1966
• The Gendarme in New York1965 · as Jules Berlicot
• Killer Spy1965 · as Other officer on the bicycle who issues tickets
• Under Your Hat1965 · as Le collègue de François-Joseph
• The Sucker1965 · as Un douanier
• Les Gorilles1964 · as A cycling agent
• Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez1964 · as Jules Berlicot
• La cloche1964
• Bebert and the Train1963 · as Gendarme
• Gypsy Law1963 · as Guard of Pilate (uncredited)
• Carom Shots1963 · as Le Facteur (uncredited)
• All the Gold in the World1961 · as Tony
• The American Beauty1961 · as Slovak

All TV Shows (15)

• Relic Hunter1999 · as Hugo Murnau
• Mélissol1999 · as Zanzi
• Robinson Sucroë1995 · as M. Floyd
• Highlander: The Series1992 · as Maurice
• A Tale of Two Cities1989 · as Guard Officer
• La Chance aux chansons1984 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Police Commissioner Moulin1976 · as Inspecteur Janin
• 30 millions d'amis1976 · as Self
• Système 21975 · as Self
• Midi trente1972 · as Self
• Samedi soir1971 · as Self
• At Theatre Tonight1966 · as Jean-Baptiste
• Les Cinq Dernières Minutes1958 · as Pierre Pégoux
• Les Cinq Dernières Minutes1958 · as Yves Lacaze