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Serge Houde

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Serge Houde
Serge Houde

Serge Houde (born February 16, 1953) is a Canadian film and television character actor, as well as the father of fellow actor Harrison Houde.

He is best known for his role in Jon Cassar's Emmy-nominated miniseries The Kennedys playing the notorious Chicago mafia boss Sam Giancana opposite Tom Wilkinson and Barry Pepper.

GQ's Tom Carson said Houde's performance was "a terrific Sam Giancana (Serge Houde, and where has this formidable actor been all of Martin Scorsese's life?). It will probably set off Camelot guardians' alarm bells to hear that Giancana, the Chicago Mob boss, appears at all—and tête-à-tête with papa Joe, who's committing hubris's fatal error by negotiating with him."[1]

Biography

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Houde began acting at age 35, and he has over 160 film and TV productions to his credit.[2]

Besides his role as Sam Giancana in The Kennedys, Houde also appeared in the Seth Rogen-starring feature, 50/50, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011. In it, he played Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character's father and Anjelica Huston's character's husband; his character suffered from Alzheimer's. He also starred as The Doctor in episode 9 of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Kevin Tancharoen's web series anthology inspired by the popular video game of the same name.

In 2014, Houde received a Leo Award nomination for Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his role as drug kingpin David Thorpe on CTV's undercover cop series Played.[3]

The following year, he attracted attention for his moving portrayal of a homeless man suffering from Tourette's in the hit Canadian police drama 19-2.[4][5]

Filmography

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Film

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List of films
Title Year Role Director Notes
Empire of Ash III 1989 2nd Shepherd Michael Mazo
Lloyd A. Simandl
Feature film
The Resurrected 1991 Physician Dan O'Bannon Feature film
North of Pittsburgh 1992 Simpson Richard Martin Feature film
Stay Tuned 1992 Yogi Beer Peter Hyams Feature film
Love and Human Remains 1993 The Cowboy Denys Arcand Feature film
Tomcat: Dangerous Desires 1993 Dr. Pace Paul Donovan Direct-to-video
Look Who's Talking Now! 1993 Maitre D' Tom Ropelewski Feature film
Breaking Point 1994 IA investigator Paul Ziller Feature film
Octobre 1994 Pierre Laporte Pierre Falardeau Feature film
Windigo 1994 Major Binette Robert Morin Feature film
Black List 1995 Ministre Paul Rhéaume Jean-Marc Vallée Feature film
Highway of Heartache 1996 Clive Turnpike Gregory Wild Feature film
The Peacekeeper 1997 Secretary of Defense Frederic Forestier Feature film
Dancing on the Moon 1997 Joseph Morrison Kit Hood French version
The Jackal 1997 Beaufres Michael Caton-Jones Feature film
Little Men 1998 John Brooke Rodney Gibbons Feature film
Musketeers Forever 1998 Roland Locksley Georges N. Chamchoum Feature film
Sublet 1998 CIA Director Price John Hamilton Feature film
The Last Breath 1999 Sheriff Mitchum Richard Ciupka Feature film
Requiem for Murder 1999 P.M. Courtland Douglas Jackson Feature film
Taxman 1999 Frank Seymour Alain Zaloum Cameo appearance
Grey Owl 1999 Second Hunter Richard Attenborough Cameo appearance
Running Home 1999 Ray Vanloo Marc F. Voizard Feature film
Wilder 2000 Walker Grimes Rodney Gibbons Feature film
Traitor or Patriot 2000 Himself Jacques Godbout Documentary
Hidden Agenda 2001 Paul Elkert Marc S. Grenier Feature film
The Score 2001 Laurent Frank Oz
Robert De Niro (uncredited)
Feature film
The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002 Agent FBI Ron Underwood Cameo appearance
Paycheck 2003 William Dekker John Woo Feature film
The Perfect Score 2004 Kurt Dooling Brian Robbins Feature film
Manners of Dying 2004 Harry Parlington Jeremy Peter Allen Feature film
Eighteen 2005 Earl Richard Bell Feature film
The Rocket 2005 Connie Smythe Charles Binamé Feature film
Sisters 2006 Detective Kalen Douglas Buck Independent film
My Daughter, My Angel 2007 Robert Brault Alexis Durand-Brault Feature film
The Invisible 2007 Martin Egan David S. Goyer Feature film
Summit Circle 2007 Jean-Pierre Deniger Bernard Émond Feature film
La belle empoisonneuse 2007 M. Angelopoulos Richard Jutras Feature film
Still Life 2007 Shep Jeffrey Blatt Feature film
Boot Camp 2008 Karl Christian Duguay Feature film
The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008 Scientist #1 Scott Derrickson Feature film
The American Trap 2008 Agent Thompson Charles Binamé Feature film
Personal Effects 2008 Judge Wettick David Hollander Feature film
Tomorrow 2009 Richard Maxime Giroux Feature film
Grace 2009 Henry Matheson Paul Solet Feature film
The Kate Logan Affair 2010 Sergeant McBean Noël Mitrani Feature film
Messages Deleted 2010 Det. Breedlove Rob Cowan Feature film
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 2011 Mr. Salz David Bowers Feature film
50/50 2011 Richard Lerner Jonathan Levine Feature film
Dragons 3D 2013 Dr. Vulnet Grazinar (voice) Marc Fafard Short film
Lonesome Dove Church 2014 Charles Stone Terry Miles Feature film
Nine Lives 2016 Board Member Stein Barry Sonnenfeld Feature film
Boundaries 2016 Deputy Minister Dustin Torpe Chloé Robichaud Feature film
Coffee & Kareem 2020 Jerome Michael Dowse Streaming film

Television

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List of programs television
Title Year Role Notes
Murphy's Law 1988-1989 Ed Television series
Wiseguy 1989 N.D. Agent / Agent #1 2 episodes
MacGyver 1989-1990 French Delegate / Lawyer 2 episodes
Neon Rider 1989-1990 Mr. Trumble Episode: "Under Pressure"
Omen IV: The Awakening 1991 Morris Creighton Television film
Fly by Night 1991 Rene Episode: "Furs Flying"
Silent Motive 1991 Officer Television film
Urban Angel 1992 Commander Episode: "Deadly Force"
Space Cases 1996 Neinstein Episode: "Forever Young"
Largo Winch 2001-2003 John Sullivan 35 episodes
Smallville 2002-2009 John Frankle / Priest 3 episodes
Supernatural 2006-2013 Ed Stoltz /
Dr. Mason
2 episodes
The Kennedys 2011 Sam Giancana 4 episodes
Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2011 The Doctor 2 episodes
Played 2013 David Thorpe Episode: "Drugs"
iZombie 2015-present Donald Thorne 3 episodes
19-2 2015 Leon the Tourette's Guy Episode: "Borders"
When Calls the Heart 2015 Judge Roy Parker Episode: "Trials of the Heart"
Santa Hunters 2015 Principal Welsh Television film
On the Farm 2016 Vancouver Mayor Television film
Chesapeake Shores 2016-2019 Del Granger 10 episodes
The Wedding March 2016 Johnny Television film
Somewhere Between 2017 Richard Ruskin 4 episodes
A Series of Unfortunate Events 2017 Milt Episode: "The Hostile Hospital: Part One"
Trial & Error 2018 Milton Buckley / Houseboy 3 episodes
The Baker's Son 2021 Jean Pierre Duval Television film

References

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  1. ^ Carson, Tom (March 31, 2011). "Dead Kennedys". GQ. USA.
  2. ^ "Canadians in Camelot: A breakdown of the Canuck talent in 'The Kennedys'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  3. ^ "The many faces of Serge Houde: Leo nominee was a wildlife photographer and ad exec before leaping into acting". WESTENDER. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  4. ^ "50/50 actor brings disorder to 19-2". The TV Junkies. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  5. ^ "Another Houde nabbed by 19-2 cops in Montreal". BRIOUX.TV. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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