Germain Houde (born December 14, 1952) is a Genie Award-winning 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 played a vicious rapist. He has won two Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in Good Riddance (Les bons débarras)[1] and Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit).[2]
His other roles have included the television series Omerta, Les Filles de Caleb, Les Invincibles and Vertige, and the films Prettykill, Terminal City Ricochet, Léolo, Jerome's Secret, Fear of Water (La Peur de l'eau) and 2 Frogs in the West.
^Jay Scott, "Les Bons Debarras sweeps the Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 13, 1981.
^Jay Scott, "Un zoo la nuit wins 13 Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1988.
GermainHoude (born December 14, 1952) is a Genie Award-winning actor from Petit-Saguenay, Quebec. He has usually played tough-guy parts; his screen characters...
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(1976) Jean Lapointe (1977) Henry Beckman (1978) Gordon Pinsent (1980) GermainHoude (1981) Saul Rubinek (1982) R. H. Thomson (1983) Michael Zelniker (1984)...
around him. Mark Bennett as Alex Stevens Peter Breck as Ross Glimore GermainHoude as Ace, the Savior Jello Biafra as Bruce Coddle Lisa Brown as Beatrice...
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(director); Réjean Ducharme (screenplay); Charlotte Laurier, Marie Tifo, GermainHoude, Louise Marleau, Roger Lebel, Gilbert Sicotte, Serge Thériault, Jean...
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girlfriend Évelyne (Julie Le Breton) is pregnant. The cast also includes GermainHoude, Stéphane Breton, Isabelle Vincent and Normand Daneau in supporting...
(L'assassin jouait du trombone), the film revisits Augustin Marleau (GermainHoude), now a successful comedian who is framed for murder by his manager...
film, directed by Roger Cantin and released in 1991. The film stars GermainHoude as Augustin Marleau, a nighttime security guard at a film studio who...
(Les Bons débarras) Francis Mankiewicz Charlotte Laurier, Marie Tifo, GermainHoude, Louise Marleau, Roger Lebel, Gilbert Sicotte Drama AV Preservation...
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photographer Paul Strand Terminal City Ricochet Zale Dalen Peter Breck, GermainHoude, Jello Biafra Drama Direct to DVD Too Close for Comfort Peg Campbell...
Rubinek Agency Robert A. Silverman The Brood 1981 2nd Genie Awards GermainHoude Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) Gabriel Arcand Suzanne David Ferry...
includes Fanny Mallette, Jacynthe René, Benoît Gouin, Steve Laplante and GermainHoude. The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Sound Editing (Robert...
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