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Michel Modo

Michel Modo

Actor, also writer · Died September 24, 2008, aged 71 · Carpentras, Vaucluse, France

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 30, 1937
Died
September 24, 2008 (aged 71)
From
Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 23% in 30 days

What are Michel Modo's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Power
26%
Morality
24%
Society
15%
Self
7%
Survival
2%
Class3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Absurd
9
Warm
3
Tense
2
Thrilling
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michel Modo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michel Modo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Poltergay(2006)

    as Henri "Nanny" Bernier

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Masked Avenger: Lagardere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ambassadeur

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugo Murnau

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Mélissol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 7 episodes · as Zanzi

  • Robinson Sucroë (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 26 episodes · as M. Floyd

  • Faites comme chez nous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Author · as Georges Despeu

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 10 episodes · as Maurice

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Bienvenue à Bellefontaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Persouard

  • My Mother's Castle(1990)

    as Postman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • My Father's Glory(1990)

    as Postman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Two Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Guard Officer

  • The Female Executioner(1986)

    as Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • S.O.S homme seul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Les Planqués du régiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Adjudant Badubec

  • The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes(1982)

    as Maréchal des Logis Berlicot

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Si ma gueule vous plaît... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Sex shop seller

  • Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as le sergent Merlin

  • Pétrole ! Pétrole ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Alain Terrieur

  • The Miser(1980)

    as La merluche

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Cavallo (Voice)

  • We'll Grow Thin Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Le clerc de notaire

  • The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials(1979)

    as Jules Berlicot

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Konrad Zillich

  • Les coucous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Author · as Georges Despeu

  • Sadsacks In the Boarding School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Sergent Michaud

  • The Centipede Is Tap Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Le gendarme

  • Les Patapluches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 12 episodes · as Pataclou

  • Police Commissioner Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspecteur Janin

  • The Smurfs and the Magic Flute(1975)

    as Pirlouit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Company Has Been Found(1975)

    as Le soldat allemand 'groupir'

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Operation Lady Marlene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sansonnet

  • The Funny Guys in a Crazy World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • Musidora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Anatole Biscarlet

  • The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot(1973)

    as Brother Robichon

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Ubu enchaîné (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Herminie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Jean-Baptise

  • Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Policeman

  • Alice au pays des merveilles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Dormouse

  • The Gendarme Takes Off(1970)

    as Jules Berlicot

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Laflûte

  • The Gendarme Gets Married(1968)

    as Jules Berlicot

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Little Bather(1968)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Rita the Field Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Fritz Vogel's Assistant

  • Shock Troops(1967)

    as Le juif torturé

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!(1966)

    as Cross-eyed Soldier

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • What's Cooking in Paris(1966)

    as Petit-Roger, le serveur lèche-bottes

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • La 99ème Minute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • At Theatre Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean-Baptiste

  • The Gendarme in New York(1965)

    as Jules Berlicot

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Killer Spy(1965)

    as Other officer on the bicycle who issues tickets

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La tête du client(1965)

    as Le collègue de François-Joseph

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Sucker(1965)

    as Un douanier

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Les gorilles(1964)

    as A cycling agent

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez(1964)

    as Jules Berlicot

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • La cloche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Bebert and the Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Gendarme

  • Gypsy Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Guard of Pilate (uncredited)

  • A Killing Success(1963)

    as Le Facteur (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Tout l'or du monde(1961)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The American Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Slovak

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierre Pégoux · as Yves Lacaze

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 1958 to 2006; peak year 1969.

Biggest box office

The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1975)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

The Sucker (1965)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Highlander (1992)

Film career

19582006

Peak 1969 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1963Screen debut· Carom Shots
  • 1975Career best· The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
  • 1992Career best· Highlander: The Series

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 61: 57 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting4 of 61: 2 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s21 · 20 acting · 1 crew1970s20 · 19 acting · 2 crew1980s9 · acting1990s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
636878

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michel Modo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot (1973)

64th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 81/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michel Modo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michel Modo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louis de Funès shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers