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Serge Houde(I)

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Serge Houde
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie  Lifetime's 500th Movie    Besides Pullman, only Serge Houde leaves any appreciable impression, as the understated but shrewd defense attorney,  Jim Griffin.

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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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    Murdaugh Murders: The Movie (2023)
    Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Jim Griffin
    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
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Sam Giancana
    Messages Deleted (2010)
    Messages Deleted
    4.9
    • Det. Breedlove
    • 2010

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      • Released
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      • 1997



    • Catherine Bell, James Denton, Julie Gonzalo, Benjamin Ayres, Erica Durance, and Ryan Rottman in Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane (2024)
      Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Walter Kramer
      • 2024
    • Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin in So Help Me Todd (2022)
      So Help Me Todd
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Edmund Grant
      • 2022–2024
    • Martin Henderson and Alexandra Breckenridge in Virgin River (2019)
      Virgin River
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Chip Cooper
      • 2023
    • Murdaugh Murders: The Movie (2023)
      Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Jim Griffin
      • 2023
    • Romany Malco, Grace Park, James Roday Rodriguez, Stephanie Szostak, David Giuntoli, Christina Moses, Allison Miller, and Floriana Lima in A Million Little Things (2018)
      A Million Little Things
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Captain
      • 2023
    • How to Murder Your Husband (2023)
      How to Murder Your Husband
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Probate Judge
      • 2023
    • Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Surface (2022)
      Surface
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Vince Hawkins
      • 2022
    • Adam Rodriguez and Jessica Camacho in A Christmas Proposal (2021)
      A Christmas Proposal
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Bill Pendergast
      • 2021
    • Nikki Deloach and David Haydn-Jones in Five More Minutes (2021)
      Five More Minutes
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Edward
      • 2021
    • Linda Dano, Jen Lilley, and Ryan Paevey in A Little Daytime Drama (2021)
      A Little Daytime Drama
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Walter Fairchild (aka Ted Gerard)
      • 2021
    • Josie Bissett and Jack Wagner in Sealed with a Kiss: Wedding March 6 (2021)
      Sealed with a Kiss: Wedding March 6
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Johnny
      • 2021
    • Brant Daugherty and Eloise Mumford in The Baker's Son (2021)
      The Baker's Son
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Jean Pierre Duval
      • 2021
    • Lauralee Bell, Gil Bellows, Naomi Judd, Kristian Alfonso, Ty Wood, Sam Duke, Karina Banno, and Raechelle Banno in V.C. Andrews' Ruby (2021)
      V.C. Andrews' Landry Family
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Jack
      • 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
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Coletti
      • 2021
    • Danica McKellar and Dylan Neal in Christmas She Wrote (2020)
      Christmas She Wrote
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Brian
      • 2020

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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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