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Gerard Parkes

Acting
Known For

90 Years Old

Gerard "Gerry" Parkes was an Irish-born Canadian actor. He was born in Dublin, and moved to Toronto in 1956. He is best known for playing "Doc" on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television series Fraggle Rock and the bartender in the film The Boondock Saints and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. His acting career spanned film, radio, television, and the stage. Parkes worked often on CBC radio, beginning in 1959, and shifted into television and film, acting in such diverse series as the 1960s' ecological adventure series The Forest Rangers, children's show The Littlest Hobo, and the detective series Cagney and Lacey. In 1968, Parkes won the first Canadian film award (then called the Etrog and now known as the Gemini) for his portrayal of Uncle Matthew in the movie Isabel. He received the Andrew Allan Award in 1983 for Best Radio Actor, and in 1999, he won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role for Kilt. In 1996, he portrayed Jonathan Swift in the HBO Original Film Handel's Last Chance. In 1998, he appeared on an episode of PBS's Noddy, as Wally the Wanderer in "Noah's Leaving". He appeared with Willem Dafoe and Billy Connolly in The Boondock Saints (playing a Tourette's syndrome-afflicted bartender, also named "Doc"). He reprised the role for The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. He appeared in The Adjuster (1991), premiering at the New York Film Festival. In 1991, it won the Special Silver St. George at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1993, the Toronto International Film Festival ranked the film 10th in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Born

Dublin, Ireland on 16th October 1924

Died

19th October 2014

All Credits

Noddy Image
Noddy
Wally the Wanderer
War of the Worlds Image
War of the Worlds
Dr. Emil Gestaine
The Wednesday Play Image
The Wednesday Play
Guvariov
The Twilight Zone Image
The Twilight Zone
Monsignor Perrault
Fraggle Rock Image
Fraggle Rock
Doc
Storm of the Century Image
Storm of the Century
Orville Boucher
The National Dream Image
The National Dream
Edward Blake
The Boondock Saints Image
The Boondock Saints
Doc
It Takes Two Image
It Takes Two
St. Bart's Priest
Short Circuit 2 Image
Short Circuit 2
Priest
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Image
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Doc
The First Time Image
The First Time
Charles
Trapped in Paradise Image
Trapped in Paradise
Father Gorenzel
Draw! Image
Draw!
Circuit Judge Fawcett
A Muppet Family Christmas Image
A Muppet Family Christmas
Doc
Mother Night Image
Mother Night
Father Patrick Keeley
A House Divided Image
A House Divided
Judge Stevens
The Adjuster Image
The Adjuster
Tim
The Gunrunner Image
The Gunrunner
Spasms Image
Spasms
Captain Novack
The Last Winter Image
The Last Winter
Deeply Image
Deeply
Uncle Peat
Speaking Parts Image
Speaking Parts
The Father
Thanks of a Grateful Nation Image
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Ferdinand Noble
Thunder Point Image
Thunder Point
Prime Minister
Fight for Life Image
Fight for Life
Father Robert Hunt
Money Image
Money
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women Image
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Father Daniel (segment "Mamusha")
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An American Christmas Carol
Jessup
Small Gifts Image
Small Gifts
Priest
Common Ground Image
Common Ground
Father Foley
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble Image
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
Charles Kemble
The Pyx Image
The Pyx
Second Wind Image
Second Wind
Packard
Heaven On Earth Image
Heaven On Earth
Reverend Laird
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The Suicide Murders
Frank Bushmill
Must Be Santa Image
Must Be Santa
Isabel Image
Isabel
Uncle Matthew
The Apprentice Image
The Apprentice
Professor
The Bells of Fraggle Rock Image
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Doc
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 Image
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
Bruno Mettler
Fraggles Look For Jobs Image
Fraggles Look For Jobs
Himself
Yesterday Image
Yesterday
Professor Saunders
Bethune Image
Bethune
Dr. MacCacken
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David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker
Duncan McGillivray
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away Image
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
Doc (as Gerry Parkes)
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A Great Big Thing
Appie
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock Image
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
Doc
Running Time Image
Running Time
The Old Lady's Son
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That Scatterbrain Booky