Serge Houde
Date of birth: 1953-02-16
Place of birth: Québec, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Steve Makaj
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.
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Natural Enemy
1996-12-31
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Who Killed JonBenét?
2016-11-06
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Musketeers Forever
1998-11-27
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The Jackal
1997-11-14
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
2008-12-13
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Midnight in Saint Petersburg
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A Christmas Proposal
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The Invisible
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Five More Minutes
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50/50
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Personal Effects
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Wilder
2000-11-01
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Love & Human Remains
1994-07-22
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Octobre
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A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
2011-07-09
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Four Extraordinary Women
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Destination: Infestation
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Les Légendes du Grand Nord
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Eye of the Wolf
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Hawk's Vengeance
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Iron Road
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Legacy of Fear
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Proof of Lies
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A scientist researches the genetic cause of addictive behavior.
Demain
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A Beachcombers Christmas
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The Perfect Score
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Summit Circle
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The Good Times Are Killing Me
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Manners of Dying
2004-10-28
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No Surrender
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Final Days of Planet Earth
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Promise Her Anything
1999-06-11
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The Last Breath
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A Montreal police officer goes to Arkansas to solve the murder of his brother.
The Score
2001-07-13
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him int
Boot Camp
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A group of troubled teens are sent to a rehabilitation program housed in a remote camp on the island
The Age of Adaline
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Look Who's Talking Now!
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When high-powered executive Samantha LeBon hatches a scheme to spend a romantic Christmas with her n
Requiem for Murder
1999-04-03
Anne Winslow hosts a popular classical music radio show. Detective Lou Heinz discovers Anne is conne
In My Dreams
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Santa Hunters
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How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
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Black List
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Dangerous Intuition
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Sisters
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Elopement
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Good Morning, Killer
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Boundaries
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Emily Price tries to balance family life and leading crunch negotiations between a Canadian politici
Nine Lives
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A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.
Paycheck
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Tomcat: Dangerous Desires
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Little Men
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Lonesome Dove Church
2014-08-04
The true story of the formation of the Lonesome Dove Church in Texas.
Run for Your Life
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Journalist Meredith Redmond is a battered Canadian woman who flees Canada to escape her abusive husb
Hitched for the Holidays
2012-11-25
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End of the World
2013-02-22
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Dancing on the Moon
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The Portrait
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Omen IV: The Awakening
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Running Home
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The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
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Air Buddies
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Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts
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He Loves Me
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Windigo
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Hidden Agenda
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Pretty Poison
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Grey Owl
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Archie Grey Owl is a trapper in Canada in the early 1930s when a young Iroquois woman from town asks
Final Vision
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Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
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Highway of Heartache
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Mingle All the Way
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Christmas on Holly Lane
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
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The American Trap
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Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride
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The Wedding March
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Love in Winterland
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
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Code Name: Jaguar
1999-12-21
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Task Force: Caviar
2000-08-21
Based on a true story, a veteran narcotics officer takes on a case that could cost him his life.
My Daughter, My Angel
2007-02-16
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The Peacekeeper
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The Rocket
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La belle empoisonneuse
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The Kate Logan Affair
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The Baker's Son
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A Little Daytime Drama
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Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6
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A Little Daytime Drama
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Eighteen
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P.T. Barnum
1999-09-12
This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter.
The Windsor Protocol
1998-11-10
Based on the novels by Jack Higgins, Sean Dillon is a maverick British agent who uncovers a plot to
The Wrong Woman
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Dead End
1998-11-10
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