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Biography
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.
Acted in 139
2020s
- 2024
Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane
Walter
- 2023
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
Jim Griffin · 2 episodes
How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
Probate Judge
- 2022
- 2021
Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6
Jonny
V.C. Andrews' Ruby
Jack Landry
The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice
Gus Coletti: Caring Neighbour
- 2020
If I Only Had Christmas
Henry
Love in Winterland
Walter Sprodling
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride
Johnny
- 2017
Final Vision
Judge Dupree
Sleepwalking in Suburbia
Dr. Thorston
- 2016
Boundaries
Dustin Thorpe
Who Killed JonBenét?
Attorney Byron Burroughs
The Wedding March
Johnny
All Things Valentine
Roy
- 2015
- 2014
Run for Your Life
Tyler Stone
- 2013
Dangerous Intuition
Detective Debrinsky
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
Dr. Vulnet Grazinar
End of the World
General Ramis
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts
Banker
- 2012
- 2011
Good Morning, Killer
Vince
The Kennedys
Sam Giancana · 4 episodes
He Loves Me
Butcher
- 2010
Elopement
Dr. Kazinski
2000s
- 2009
The Good Times Are Killing Me
Cameron Derby
Iron Road
George Grant · 2 episodes
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
Marshal
Iron Road
George Grant
- 2008
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Stephen Windom
Demain
Richard
The American Trap
DEA Agent Thompson
- 2007
La belle empoisonneuse
M. Angelopoulos
Summit Circle
Jean-Pierre Deniger
My Daughter, My Angel
Robert Brault
- 2006
Legacy of Fear
Police Chief Ray Blum
Sisters
Detective Kalen
Four Extraordinary Women
Bill
Proof of Lies
Dr. Jack Gannon
Final Days of Planet Earth
Korshaft
- 2005
The Rocket
Connie Smythe
- 2004
A Beachcombers Christmas
Randolph Kendall
Manners of Dying
Harry Parlington
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Wilder
Walker Grimes
Task Force: Caviar
Drolet
1990s
- 1999
Code Name: Jaguar
CIA Director Price
P.T. Barnum
John Genin
P.T. Barnum
John Genin · 2 episodes
Promise Her Anything
Frank Seymour
Requiem for Murder
P.M. Courtland
The Last Breath
Sheriff Mitchum
- 1998
Dead End
Movie
- 1997
Dancing on the Moon
Joseph Morrison
- 1996
Hawk's Vengeance
Durkee
Highway of Heartache
Clive Turnpike
- 1995
Black List
Ministre Paul Rhéaume
The Wrong Woman
Movie
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
Movie
- 1994
Octobre
Pierre Laporte
Windigo
Freddy Hook
Eye of the Wolf
Sergent
- 1993
Tomcat: Dangerous Desires
Dr. Pace
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
Empire of Ash III
2nd Shepherd
1980s
- 1985
Sound 1
2000s
- 2000
Traitor or Patriot
Vocals