Serge Houde
Acting
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.
Born: February 16, 1953
Place of Birth: Québec, Canada
Known For
Filmography
as Walter
as Jim Griffin
as Probate Judge
as Edmund Grant
as Bill Pendergast
as Edward
as Walter Fairchild
as Walter Fairchild/Ted Gerard)
as Jean Pierre
as Jack Landry
as Gus Coletti: Caring Neighbour
as Brian
as Henry
as Jerome
as Walter Sprodling
as The Duke
as Reginald Hoffman
as Oscar
as Captain
as Judge Dupree
as Mitchell
as Richard Ruskin
as Dr. Thorston
as Milton Buckley
as Dustin Thorpe
as Attorney Byron Burroughs
as Del Granger
as Stein
as Johnny
as Roy
as Older Man
as Good Samaritan
as High Priced Lawyer
as Principal Welch
as Tyler Stone
as Charles Stone
as Detective Debrinsky
as David Thorpe
as Dr. Vulnet Grazinar
as General Ramis
as DeAngelo
as Prison Guard
as Butch
as Judge Brackett
as Violet's Boss
as Vince
as Oakes Ames
as Richard Lerner
as Doctor
as Sam Giancana
as Mr. Salz
as Detective Hank Wilson
as Butcher
as Sergent McBean
as Anton Hill
as Dr. Kazinski
as Det. Breedlove
as Lecavalier
as Cameron Derby
as Henry Matheson
as George Grant
as Marshal
as George Grant
as Judge Wettick
as Stephen Windom
as Scientist #1
as Richard
as General Hayes
as Loyalist Commander
as DEA Agent Thompson
as Karl
as M. Angelopoulos
as Jean-Pierre Deniger
as Captain Dan McReady
as Martin Egan
as Robert Brault
as Miles Livingstone
as Police Chief Ray Blum
as Detective Kalen
as Bill
as Dr. Jack Gannon
as Vineyard Owner
as Hornstock's Dad
as Korshaft
as Connie Smythe
as Dr. Mason
as Ed Stoltz
as Earl
as Randolph Kendall
as Harry Parlington
as Kurt Dooling
as William Dekker
as Sour
as Max Kolchak
as John Frankle
as Priest
as Laurent
as Paul Elkert
as John Sullivan
as Walker Grimes
as Drolet
as CIA Director Price
as Second Hunter
as John Genin
as Frank Seymour
as P.M. Courtland
as Sheriff Mitchum
as Roland Locksley
as John Brooke
as Beaufres
as Secretary of Defense
as Mr. Bigelow
as Joseph Morrison
as Sherwood
as Dr. Vestry
as Mueller
as Durkee
as Clive Turnpike
as Ministre Paul Rhéaume
as Pierre Laporte
as Freddy Hook
as The Cowboy
as Sergent
as Maitre D'
as Dr. Pace
as Father in Yogi Beer Commercial
as Morris Creighton
as Lawyer