Veteran French character actor who appeared in several seminal films of the 1930s through the 50s, including Luis Bunuel's "L'Age d'Or" (1930), Jean Renoir's "Rules of the Game" (1939) and Marcel Carne's "Children of Paradise" (1945). Modot also directed a well received medium-length film, "La Torture par l'Esperance" (1928), and co-wrote a number of features.