
Michel Modo
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1937-03-30
- Died
- 2008-09-24
- Place of birth
- Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
- Also known as
- Modo · Michel Goi · Michel Henri Luis Goi
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
TV Shows (14)

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Maurice

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Relic Hunter
1999
as Hugo Murnau
Midi trente
1972
as Self

La Chance aux chansons
1984
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self

At Theatre Tonight
1966
as Jean-Baptiste

Police Commissioner Moulin
1976
as Inspecteur Janin

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
as Pierre Pégoux / Yves Lacaze

30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self
Système 2
1975
as Self

A Tale of Two Cities
1989
as Guard Officer

Robinson Sucroë
1995
as M. Floyd
Mélissol
1999
as Zanzi
Movies (51)

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
as Cross-eyed Soldier

The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
2003
as Ambassadeur

The Sucker
1965
as Un douanier

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
as Jules Berlicot

The Restaurant
1966
as Petit-Roger, le serveur lèche-bottes

The Gendarme Gets Married
1968
as Jules Berlicot

The Gendarme Takes Off
1970
as Jules Berlicot

The Gendarme in New York
1965
as Jules Berlicot

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
1982
as Maréchal des Logis Berlicot

My Father's Glory
1990
as Postman

The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
1975
as Pirlouit (voice)

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
1979
as Jules Berlicot

Pétrole ! Pétrole !
1981
as Alain Terrieur

My Mother's Castle
1990
as Postman

The Seventh Company Has Been Found
1975
as Le soldat allemand 'groupir'

The Miser
1980
as La merluche

Carom Shots
1963
as Le Facteur (uncredited)

Poltergay
2006
as Henri "Nanny" Bernier

The American Beauty
1961
as Slovak

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
as Policeman

All the Gold in the World
1961
as Tony

The Female Executioner
1986
as Commissioner

Rita the Field Marshal
1967
as Fritz Vogel's Assistant

Shock Troops
1967
as Le juif torturé

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973
as Brother Robichon

The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen
1979
as Cavallo (Voice)

We'll Grow Thin Together
1979
as Le clerc de notaire

La 99ème Minute
1966

Les Gorilles
1964
as A cycling agent

Bienvenue à Bellefontaine
1992
as Persouard

Si ma gueule vous plaît...
1981
as Sex shop seller

Bebert and the Train
1963
as Gendarme

Killer Spy
1965
as Other officer on the bicycle who issues tickets

Ubu enchaîné
1971

Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
2003
as Self

Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers
1981
as le sergent Merlin

The Centipede Is Tap Dancing
1977
as Le gendarme

S.O.S homme seul
1984

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1969
as Laflûte

Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee
1978
as Konrad Zillich

Sadsacks In the Boarding School
1978
as Sergent Michaud

Herminie
1971
as Jean-Baptise

Les Planqués du régiment
1983
as Adjudant Badubec

Gypsy Law
1963
as Guard of Pilate (uncredited)

Operation Lady Marlene
1974
as Sansonnet

Under Your Hat
1965
as Le collègue de François-Joseph

Les coucous
1978
as Georges Despeu

Alice au pays des merveilles
1970
as Dormouse

Faites comme chez nous
1993
as Georges Despeu

Musidora
1973
as Anatole Biscarlet
La cloche
1964
About Michel Modo
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 Chr… With 65 credits spanning from 1958 to 2006, Michel Modo has appeared in 51 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michel Modo Movies
- Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) — as Cross-eyed Soldier
- The Masked Avenger: Lagardere (2003) — as Ambassadeur
- The Sucker (1965) — as Un douanier
- Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) — as Jules Berlicot
- The Restaurant (1966) — as Petit-Roger, le serveur lèche-bottes
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