Gerard Parkes

Gerard Parkes

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1924-10-16
Deathday: 2014-10-19 (90 years old)

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Biography

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.


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Filmography

all 46

Movies 40

TV Shows 6

self 1

Doc
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)

Movie
2.67
Doc (as Gerry Parkes)
Fraggle Rock - Dance Your Cares Away

Fraggle Rock - Dance Your Cares Away (2005)

Movie
Doc
Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock

Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock (2005)

Movie
Bruno Mettler
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (2000)

Movie
Uncle Peat
Deeply

Deeply (2000)

Movie
Judge Stevens
A House Divided

A House Divided (2000)

Movie
Charles Kemble
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000)

Movie
Must Be Santa

Must Be Santa (1999)

Movie
Orville Boucher
Storm of the Century

Storm of the Century (1999)

TV
6
Doc
The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints (1999)

Movie
3.5
Wally the Wanderer
Noddy

Noddy (1998)

TV
8
Father Daniel (segment 'Mamusha')
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women (1997)

Movie
Father Patrick Keeley
Mother Night

Mother Night (1996)

Movie
Jonathan Swift
Handel's Last Chance

Handel's Last Chance (1996)

Movie
St. Bart's Priest
It Takes Two

It Takes Two (1995)

Movie
Priest
Small Gifts

Small Gifts (1994)

Movie
Father Gorenzel
Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise (1994)

Movie
10
Tim
The Adjuster

The Adjuster (1991)

Movie
2
Father Foley
Common Ground

Common Ground (1990)

Movie
Grampa Jack
The Last Winter

The Last Winter (1989)

Movie
The Father
Speaking Parts

Speaking Parts (1989)

Movie
Dr. Emil Gestaine
War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds (1988)

TV
1
Priest
Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2 (1988)

Movie
6
Doc
A Muppet Family Christmas

A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)

Movie
3.5
Father Robert Hunt
Fight for Life

Fight for Life (1987)

Movie
Reverend Laird
Heaven On Earth

Heaven On Earth (1987)

Movie
Himself
Fraggles Look For Jobs

Fraggles Look For Jobs (1986)

Movie
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1985)

TV
7
Frank Bushmill
The Suicide Murders

The Suicide Murders (1985)

Movie
Doc
The Bells of Fraggle Rock

The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1984)

Movie
Circuit Judge Fawcett
Draw!

Draw! (1984)

Movie
Capt. Novack
Spasms

Spasms (1983)

Movie
Doc
Fraggle Rock

Fraggle Rock (1983)

TV
6
Professor Saunders
Yesterday

Yesterday (1981)

Movie
Jessup
An American Christmas Carol

An American Christmas Carol (1979)

Movie
Dr. MacCacken
Bethune

Bethune (1977)

Movie
Packard
Second Wind

Second Wind (1976)

Movie
Edward Blake
The National Dream

The National Dream (1974)

TV
The Old Lady's Son
Running Time

Running Time (1974)

Movie
The Pyx

The Pyx (1973)

Movie
6
Professor
The Apprentice

The Apprentice (1971)

Movie
Walter Denning
The Write-Off

The Write-Off (1970)

Movie
Charles
The First Time

The First Time (1969)

Movie
Appie
A Great Big Thing

A Great Big Thing (1968)

Movie
Uncle Matthew
Isabel

Isabel (1968)

Movie
Duncan McGillivray
David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker (1964)

Movie

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1924-10-16

Deathday
2014-10-19 (90 years old)

Birth Place
Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Citizenships
Republic of Ireland, Canada

Also Known As
Gerard Thomas Parkes, Gerry Parkes, Gerard Parks


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