Samuel Gougeon is a fictional character at HBO drama Oz

Oz (TV series)

Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...

played by Blayne Perry.

Character overview

Prisoner 97G141. Convicted on August 5, 1997 for manslaughter. Sentence: 19 years, up for parole in 10.

Samuel Gougeon is convicted after accidentally killing a hunter. He is a background character, a Protestant who decided to become Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

.

Season 3

As a Christian, Gougeon can be seen with Harden and Schirner around Emerald City. Gougeon supports William Cudney

William Cudney

William Cudney, played by Will Cote, is a fictional character on the HBO prison drama Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner #99C124. Convicted February 10, 1999 - Murder in the first degree. Sentence: Life imprisonment without the possibly of parole....

's attempt to make the inmates stop watching Miss Sally's Schoolyard. The tension grows and Emerald City is locked down for some minutes.

Season 4

In the first half of this extended season, Gougeon, Harden, and the other Christians are transferred out of Em City on orders from Martin Querns

Martin Querns

Warden Martin Querns is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Reg E. Cathey.-Character overview:He is an African American prison unit manager who has a vast experience of handling various prison units. He is hired by Warden Leo Glynn after he is asked to find a competent black unit...

. When Querns is fired all wrongfully transferred prisoners are returned.

Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier

Jeremiah Cloutier

Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier is a fictional character on the HBO prison drama Oz, portrayed by Luke Perry.-Character overview:Prisoner #00C966. Convicted December 27, 2000 - Embezzlement and petty larceny. Sentence: nine years, up for parole in five....

 arrives during the second half and starts converting Catholic inmates. Gougeon decides to leave the flock and asks Father Mukada

Father Ray Mukada

Father Ray Mukada is a character on the HBO television series Oz, played by B. D. Wong.right|thumb|B.D. Wong as Father Ray Mukada.-Character history:...

 to convert him to Catholicism

Catholicism

Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....

. Angry, Timmy Kirk

Timmy Kirk

Timothy "Timmy" Kirk is a fictional character from the HBO prison drama Oz played by Sean Dugan.-Character history:Prisoner #96K423. Convicted April 16, 1996 - Manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child. Sentence: 12 years, up for parole in seven...

 pays James Robson and the Aryan Brotherhood

The Aryan Brotherhood in Oz

The Aryan Brotherhood in the TV series Oz is a gang of white supremacist inmates led by Vernon Schillinger.-Overview:The Aryans of Oz are a loosely organized gang of white supremacist inmates. As a minority, the Caucasian-American prisoners of the gang mostly come from criminal backgrounds already...

 to beat up Gougeon. They do so and Gougeon is sent to the hospital, badly injured. Angry, Father Mukada accuses Cloutier of asking someone to hurt Gougeon.

Season 6

Gougeon is back to Emerald City. To take his men out of Zahir Arif

Zahir Arif

Zahir Arif aka Jerome Van Dyke is a fictional character on the HBO series Oz, played by Granville Adams.-Character overview:Arif is a former drug addict in prison apparently for possession of stolen goods. In prison, he undergoes a spiritual transformation into one of the most well-behaved and...

's book-binding lab, Burr Redding

Burr Redding

Burr Redding is one of Oz's oldest inmates.-Character overview:Prisoner #01R289. Convicted January 11, 2001 - Murder in the first degree, seven counts of attempted murder...

 decides to destroy his machines. He pays guard Jason Armstrong

Jason Armstrong

Jason Armstrong is a character at HBO drama Oz played by actor Timothy L. Brown.-Character Overview:A tall, muscular guard, he is one of the favorites of both Warden Leo Glynn and Unit Manager Tim McManus...

 to let him in and obligates Gougeon to destroy the machines (as punishment for Gougeon speaking about religion on the telemarketing

Telemarketing

Telemarketing is a method of direct marketing in which a salesperson solicits prospective customers to buy products or services, either over the phone or through a subsequent face to face or Web conferencing appointment scheduled during the call.Telemarketing can also include recorded sales pitches...

calls). While praying, Gougeon throws some liquid in the machines, destroying them.