Serge Houde
Acting
Serge Houde (born February 16, 1953) is a Canadian film and television character actor. 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." Houde began acting at age 35, and he has over 160 film and TV productions to his credit. 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. 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.
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movieCoffee & Kareem
2020
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movieLove in Winterland
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2019
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movieMingle All the Way
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2017
Judge Dupree
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movieSleepwalking in Suburbia
2017
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2017
Milton Buckley
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2016
Del Granger
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2016
Stein
movieIn My Dreams
2015
Older Man
movieThe Age of Adaline
2015
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High Priced Lawyer
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2014
Principal Welch
movieRun for Your Life
2014
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2014
Charles Stone
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2013
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2013
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movieDragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
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Dr. Vulnet Grazinar
movieEnd of the World
2013
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2013
DeAngelo / Prison Guard
tvArrow
2012
Judge Brackett
movieNotes from the Heart Healer
2012
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tvHell on Wheels
2011
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movie50/50
2011
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2011
Sam Giancana
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2011
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2011
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Dr. Kazinski
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Cameron Derby
movieGrace
2009
Henry Matheson
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2009
George Grant
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movieThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year
2008
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movieLa belle empoisonneuse
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movieSummit Circle
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movieDestination: Infestation
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movieAir Buddies
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Miles Livingstone
movieLegacy of Fear
2006
Police Chief Ray Blum
movieSisters
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Detective Kalen
movieProof of Lies
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Dr. Jack Gannon
tvPsych
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movieThe Rocket
2005
Connie Smythe
tvSupernatural
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Dr. Mason / Ed Stoltz
movieA Beachcombers Christmas
2004
Randolph Kendall
movieManners of Dying
2004
Harry Parlington
movieThe Perfect Score
2004
Kurt Dooling
moviePaycheck
2003
William Dekker
tvJohn Doe
2002
Sour
tvThe Dead Zone
2002
Max Kolchak
tvSmallville
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John Frankle / Priest
movieThe Score
2001
Laurent
movieHidden Agenda
2001
Paul Elkert
tvLargo Winch
2001
John Sullivan
movieWilder
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Walker Grimes
movieCode Name: Jaguar
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CIA Director Price
movieGrey Owl
1999
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movieP.T. Barnum
1999
John Genin
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1999
John Genin
moviePromise Her Anything
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Frank Seymour
movieRequiem for Murder
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P.M. Courtland
movieThe Last Breath
1999
Sheriff Mitchum
movieMusketeers Forever
1998
Roland Locksley
movieLittle Men
1998
John Brooke
movieThe Jackal
1997
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movieThe Peacekeeper
1997
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tvThe Hunger
1997
Mr. Bigelow
movieDancing on the Moon
1997
Joseph Morrison
movieNatural Enemy
1996
Sherwood
movieMidnight in Saint Petersburg
1996
Dr. Vestry
moviePretty Poison
1996
Mueller
movieHighway of Heartache
1996
Clive Turnpike
movieBlack List
1995
Ministre Paul Rhéaume
movieOctobre
1994
Pierre Laporte
movieWindigo
1994
Freddy Hook
movieLove & Human Remains
1994
The Cowboy
movieEye of the Wolf
1994
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movieLook Who's Talking Now!
1993
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1992
John Schroeder
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1992
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1992
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