Germain Houde

Actor

December 14, 1952 (73 years)

Petit-Saguenay, Québec, Canada

Biography

Germain Houde (born December 14, 1952) is a Genie Award-winning Canadian actor from Petit-Saguenay, Quebec. He has usually played tough-guy parts; his screen characters have ranged from cruel criminals to corrupt policemen. A graduate of the Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique de Québec, Houde spent his early years in theatre including time with an experimental troupe in England. His first cinematic role was in Anne Claire Poirier’s acclaimed A Scream from Silence (Mourir à tue-tête), where he playe…

Filmography

6.5

Les Enfants de la télé

Self

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1.0

En direct de l'univers

Self

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Viens voir les comédiens

Self

Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV.

8.0

Sorcières

Armand Bussières

Destiny forces three sisters to reunite 30 years after their last meeting. Having grown up in a commune founded by their father, today they lead lives marked by the traumas of their childhood.

5.4

No Return

Robert Beaulac

Six strangers are invited to stay at the prestigious estate of a billionaire. The helicopter transporting them is forced to make an emergency landing. What can an ex-policeman, a religious art dealer, a retired teacher, a marketing director, a star criminal lawyer and a businesswoman have in common that they are trapped in this way?

6.0

La promesse

Yves Chamberland

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Avec un grand A

L'Amour avec un Grand A is a French-Canadian television series which aired from 1988 to 1995. The series explores different complex sexual and taboo issues. Some notable subjects include: Rape, Teen Obsession, Age Difference in love, Homosexuality and Married, Schizophrenia, Spousal Abuse. The series lasted 7 years and was very popular in Quebec. It was written by Janette Bertrand.

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On passe à l'Histoire

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5.7

Victor Lessard

Victor's Father

At the heart of Victor Lessard is a troubled cop and an addictive, unpredictable mystery. The murders are strange and unsettling, the work of a deeply disturbed mind. And as Victor goes deeper into the mystery, untangling the clues, trying desperately (and in vain) to stop more murders from occurring, his own behaviour becomes more erratic.

N/A

Tic tac show

Self

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8.3

Les Invincibles

Alain

Les Invincibles is a comedy/drama television series from Radio-Canada produced by Casablanca Productions and Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm. The story is about four twenty-something men signing a pact ordaining the simultaneous break-up of their current relationships, and the subsequent adoption of a common responsibility-free life. In 2006, the show won an "Olivier" for best drama series. The third and last season ended on March 25, 2009. A remake of the series was made in France. Filming began in Strasbourg in August 2008 and the show was broadcast on the Franco-German Arte network in Fall 2009.

6.5

Emilie

Caleb Bordeleau

A classic Québécois historical drama about Émilie Bordeleau, a strong-willed woman in late 19th/early 20th century rural Quebec who defies expectations by becoming a teacher, then faces challenges in her passionate but tumultuous marriage to the restless lumberjack Ovila Pronovost, exploring their struggles and the evolving society.

7.2

Léolo

Teacher

The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

8.0

Alerte Amber

Gilbert "Colonel" Charbonneau

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8.1

Le clan

Réjean Marcil

Yannick Moreau is a reformed criminal who rebuilt his life in Quebec living with a new identity under the witness protection program. Will the past catch up with him?

8.0

Vertige

Gilles Roussel

The story revolves around the character of Daphnée Roussel, who is in a coma for three months after falling from the rooftop of the skateboarding center Dédales. Her best friend Jennifer wonders if it really was a suicide attempt. Daphnée's brother Adrian's suggestion to take her off life support creates a shock wave in the family. His insistence to convince Gilles and Diana, his parents, and Maya, his sister, raises doubts about the purity of his intentions. Daphnée's former boyfriend, Laurent doesn't seem to be above suspicion either. In Daphnée's entourage, there are many the secrets.

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En résidence

Isidor

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8.0

Les filles de Caleb: l'histoire d'une passion

Self

In a brand-new documentary, the actress who portrayed the unforgettable Émilie Bordeleau revisits her memories of filming and analyzes the cultural legacy of this cult saga. By exploring the timeless power of its characters, she testifies to the major impact this work has had on the collective imagination and on the history of Québec television.

2.4

Pretty Kill

Jacques Mercier

A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same time having to deal with his girlfriend's mental problems, which are gradually deteriorating into a split personality.

5.3

Saint Martyrs of the Damned

White

A reporter goes to a mysterious village to investigate mysterious disappearances until one night, his friend gets abducted and every citizen wants him dead.