Acting
Michel Modo
Born Mar 30, 1937 · Carpentras, Vaucluse, France · Died Sep 24, 2008
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.
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Acting
Poltergay
2006
Comedy · Horror
The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
2003
Action · Drama · Adventure
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
2003
Documentary
Relic Hunter
1999
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Action & Adventure
Robinson Sucroë
1995
Animation · Comedy
Faites comme chez nous
1993
Comedy
Highlander: The Series
1992
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Bienvenue à Bellefontaine
1992
My Mother's Castle
1990
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
My Father's Glory
1990
Adventure · Drama
A Tale of Two Cities
1989
Drama
The Female Executioner
1986
Thriller · Action
S.O.S homme seul
1984
Comedy
Les Planqués du régiment
1983
Comedy
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
1982
Comedy
Si ma gueule vous plaît...
1981
Comedy
Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers
1981
Comedy
Pétrole ! Pétrole !
1981
Comedy
The Miser
1980
Comedy
The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen
1979
Animation · Fantasy · Family
We'll Grow Thin Together
1979
Comedy
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
1979
Comedy · Science Fiction
Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee
1978
Comedy
Les coucous
1978
Comedy
Sadsacks In the Boarding School
1978
Comedy
The Centipede Is Tap Dancing
1977
Comedy
Les Patapluches
1976
Kids · Comedy
Police Commissioner Moulin
1976
Crime
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
1975
Animation · Adventure · Fantasy
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
1975
Comedy · War
Operation Lady Marlene
1974
Comedy
Musidora
1973
TV Movie
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973
Comedy
Ubu enchaîné
1971
Comedy · Fantasy · TV Movie
Herminie
1971
Comedy
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
Comedy · Crime
Alice au pays des merveilles
1970
TV Movie · Fantasy
The Gendarme Takes Off
1970
Comedy
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1969
Comedy
The Gendarme Gets Married
1968
Comedy
Rita the Field Marshal
1967
War · Comedy
Shock Troops
1967
War · Drama · Thriller
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
Comedy · War
The Restaurant
1966
Comedy
La 99ème Minute
1966
Crime · Mystery
At Theatre Tonight
1966
Comedy · Drama
The Gendarme in New York
1965
Comedy
Killer Spy
1965
Comedy
Under Your Hat
1965
Comedy
The Sucker
1965
Comedy · Crime
Les Gorilles
1964
Comedy
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
Comedy
Bebert and the Train
1963
Comedy
Gypsy Law
1963
Drama
Carom Shots
1963
Comedy · Crime
All the Gold in the World
1961
Comedy
The American Beauty
1961
Comedy
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
Crime
Written
Faites comme chez nous
1993
Comedy
Les coucous
1978
Comedy
The Funny Guys in a Crazy World
1974
Comedy
The Little Bather
1968
Comedy