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 Berli
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.
Born
Mar 30, 1937
Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
Died
Sep 24, 2008
Known For
Acting
Movies
51 acting
4 crew
Popularity
1.0
Known For
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
as Cross-eyed Soldier
The Gendarme Gets Married
1968
as Jules Berlicot
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
as Jules Berlicot
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
1979
as Jules Berlicot
The Sucker
1965
as Un douanier
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
1982
as Maréchal des Logis Berlicot
The Gendarme in New York
1965
as Jules Berlicot
The Restaurant
1966
as Petit-Roger, le serveur lèche-bottes
The Gendarme Takes Off
1970
as Jules Berlicot
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
1975
as Pirlouit (voice)
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