Michel Modo
Acting
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.
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
as Jules Berlicot
Age 41 (now 71)
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
as Pirlouit (voice)
Age 38 (now 71)
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
as Maréchal des Logis Berlicot
Age 45 (now 71)
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Cross-eyed Soldier
Age 29 (now 71)
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
as Self
Age 65 (now 71)
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
as Maréchal des Logis Berlicot
Age 45 (now 71)
Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers
as le sergent Merlin
Age 44 (now 71)
The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen
as Cavallo (Voice)
Age 42 (now 71)
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
as Jules Berlicot
Age 41 (now 71)
Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee
as Konrad Zillich
Age 41 (now 71)
Sadsacks In the Boarding School
as Sergent Michaud
Age 41 (now 71)
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
as Pirlouit (voice)
Age 38 (now 71)
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
as Le soldat allemand 'groupir'
Age 38 (now 71)
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
as Brother Robichon
Age 36 (now 71)
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
as Policeman
Age 33 (now 71)
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Cross-eyed Soldier
Age 29 (now 71)
Police Commissioner Moulin
as Inspecteur Janin
Age 39 (now 71)
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Also Known As
Modo, Michel Goi, Michel Henri Luis Goi
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