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Serge Houde(I)

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Serge Houde as Bill Pendergast in CBS’s A Christmas Proposal
Includes short clips from: PLAYED / GET SHORTY / CHESAPEAKE SHORES / WU ASSASSINS / iZOMBIE / HELL ON WHEELS / A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS / TRIAL & ERROR / 19-2 / EXES & OHS / 50/50 / LARGO WINCH / THE KENNEDYS
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Serge Houde is a Canadian character actor, playing both good and bad guys. He played Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character's father suffering from Alzheimer's disease in 50/50 (2011) as well as the volatile Mafia boss Sam Giancana opposite Tom Wilkinson in The Kennedys (2011).

Houde began acting at age 35, after pursuing successful careers as an award-winning Advertising Executive (IKEA) and as an internationally published wildlife photojournalist (National Geographic). Despite a late start and with no formal training, his passion, determination and raw talent quickly established him in the acting business. He has almost 150 credits listed on IMDb and worked on such television series as Hell on Wheels (2011), The Killing (2011), Supernatural (2005), and Psych (2006). His appearance in Played (2013) won him a 2014 Leo Award nomination for Best Guest Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series.
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Serge Houde
Serge Houde
 'Leon the Tourette's Guy' from Bravo Canada's Hit Police Drama 19-2.  Episode 3, Season 2: Borders
DEL GRANGER in CHESAPEAKE SHORES
Coffee & Kareem (2020) JEROME the French Gang Leader
Remember, COVID is watching you... Be Smart  Stay Safe
Serge Houde and Rebecca Toolan in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008)
Jennifer Clement, Serge Houde, and Rebecca Toolan in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008)
Sylvain Castonguay, Rémy Girard, Serge Houde, France Pilotte, Alexandre Landry, and Nathalie Doummar in Boundaries (2016)
Serge Houde in Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011)
Anjelica Huston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Serge Houde, and Bryce Dallas Howard in 50/50 (2011)
Gus Coletti: Caring Neighbour in The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice

Known for

Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin in So Help Me Todd (2022)
So Help Me Todd
7.4
TV Series
  • Edmund Grant
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)
50/50
7.6
  • Richard - Alzheimer Dad
  • 2011
Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes, and Tom Wilkinson in The Kennedys (2011)
The Kennedys
7.6
TV Mini Series
  • Sam Giancana
Manners of Dying (2004)
Manners of Dying
7.0
  • Harry Parlington
  • 2004

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Actor

  • How to Murder Your Husband (2023)
    How to Murder Your Husband
    • Probate Judge
    • TV Movie
    • 2023
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin in So Help Me Todd (2022)
    So Help Me Todd
    • Edmund Grant
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Surface (2022)
    Surface
    • Vince Hawkins
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Adam Rodriguez and Jessica Camacho in A Christmas Proposal (2021)
    A Christmas Proposal
    • Bill Pendergast
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Nikki Deloach and David Haydn-Jones in Five More Minutes (2021)
    Five More Minutes
    • Edward
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Linda Dano, Jen Lilley, and Ryan Paevey in A Little Daytime Drama (2021)
    A Little Daytime Drama
    • Walter Fairchild (aka Ted Gerard)
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Josie Bissett and Jack Wagner in Sealed with a Kiss: Wedding March 6 (2021)
    Sealed with a Kiss: Wedding March 6
    • Johnny
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Brant Daugherty and Eloise Mumford in The Baker's Son (2021)
    The Baker's Son
    • Jean Pierre Duval
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • V.C. Andrews' Landry Family (2021)
    V.C. Andrews' Landry Family
    • Jack
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Kim Delaney in The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice (2021)
    The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice
    • Coletti
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Danica McKellar and Dylan Neal in Christmas She Wrote (2020)
    Christmas She Wrote
    • Brian
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Candace Cameron Bure and Warren Christie in If I Only Had Christmas (2020)
    If I Only Had Christmas
    • Henry
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • David Alan Grier, Taraji P. Henson, RonReaco Lee, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Ed Helms, William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart, Betty Gilpin, and Andrew Bachelor in Coffee & Kareem (2020)
    Coffee & Kareem
    • Jerome
    • 2020
  • Home Before Dark (2020)
    Home Before Dark
    • Roger Collins
    • Gruff Neighbor
    • Roger Goff
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Love in Winterland (2020)
    Love in Winterland
    • Walter Sprodling
    • TV Movie
    • 2020

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MANNERS OF DYING clip
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MANNERS OF DYING clip
TRIAL & ERROR clip
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TRIAL & ERROR clip
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS clip
Demo Reel 1:01
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS clip
WHEN CALLS THE HEART clip
Demo Reel 1:21
WHEN CALLS THE HEART clip
THE KENNEDYS - Urban Rush TV Interview"
Demo Reel 7:46
THE KENNEDYS - Urban Rush TV Interview"
HELL ON WHEELS clip
Demo Reel 0:52
HELL ON WHEELS clip
EXES & OHS clip
Demo Reel 1:54
EXES & OHS clip
19-2 clip
Demo Reel 2:17
19-2 clip
CHESAPEAKE SHORES clip
Demo Reel 2:00
CHESAPEAKE SHORES clip
iZOMBIE clip
Demo Reel 0:57
iZOMBIE clip

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  • Alternative name
    • Steve Makaj
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • 1953
    • Québec, Canada
  • Spouse
    • Gwen Gnazdowsky

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    Houde received this review for his portrayal as Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Alzheimer suffering father in Jonathan Levine's feature 50/50 (2011): Serge Houde's performance is one of the few horribly believable portrayals of Alzheimer's I've seen lately. The look of spaced-out absence and perennial curiosity he knows not to try to satiate because he'll just forget it is all too real for me and my experiences with my grandfather. When Adam tells his father he loves him late in the film, Houde's uncomprehending face and gentle but neutral one-word response was so familiar I burst into tears.

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