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.
as Walter
as Kurtis Lauper(2 eps)
as Jim Griffin(2 eps)
as Probate Judge
as Edmund Grant(2 eps)
as Vince Hawkins(1 ep)
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(1 ep)
as Reginald Hoffman
as Oscar
as Captain(1 ep)
as Judge Dupree
as Mitchell
as Richard Ruskin(4 eps)
as Dr. Thorston
as Milton Buckley(3 eps)
as Milt(1 ep)
as Dustin Thorpe
as Attorney Byron Burroughs
as Del Granger(10 eps)
as Stein
as Johnny
as Roy
as Older Man
as Good Samaritan
as High Priced Lawyer(1 ep)
as Principal Welch
as Tyler Stone
as Charles Stone
as Detective Debrinsky
as David Thorpe(1 ep)
as Dr. Vulnet Grazinar
as General Ramis
as DeAngelo(1 ep)
as Prison Guard(1 ep)
as Butch
as Judge Brackett(1 ep)
as Violet's Boss
as Vince
as Oakes Ames(3 eps)
as Richard Lerner
as Sergent McBean
as The Mayor
as Doctor(2 eps)
as Sam Giancana(4 eps)
as Mr. Salz
as Detective Hank Wilson
as Butcher
as Dr. Laventhol(1 ep)
as Anton Hill(1 ep)
as Dr. Kazinski
as Det. Breedlove
as Lecavalier(1 ep)
as Cameron Derby
as Henry Matheson
as George Grant(2 eps)
as Marshal
as George Grant
as Judge Wettick
as Stephen Windom
as Scientist #1
as Richard
as General Hayes(1 ep)
as Loyalist Commander(1 ep)
as DEA Agent Thompson
as Karl
as M. Angelopoulos
as Cubby Bryce(1 ep)
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(1 ep)
as Hornstock's Dad(1 ep)
as Korshaft
as Connie Smythe
as Dr. Mason(1 ep)
as Ed Stoltz(1 ep)
as Earl
as Randolph Kendall
as Harry Parlington
as Kurt Dooling
as William Dekker
as Sour(1 ep)
as FBI Agent
as Max Kolchak(1 ep)
as John Frankle(2 eps)
as Priest(1 ep)
as Laurent
as Paul Elkert
as John Sullivan(39 eps)
as Walker Grimes
as Drolet
as CIA Director Price
as Second Hunter
as John Genin
as John Genin(2 eps)
as Frank Seymour
as P.M. Courtland
as Sheriff Mitchum
as Ray
as Roland Locksley
as John Brooke
as Beaufres
as Secretary of Defense
as Mr. Bigelow(1 ep)
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 John Schroeder
as Capt. Bill(1 ep)
as Father in Yogi Beer Commercial
as Morris Creighton
as 2nd Shepherd
as Lawyer(1 ep)