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Gerard Parkes‌

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Gerard Parkes

Dublin, Ireland

Gerard Parkes

Dublin, Ireland

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1924-10-16

Popularity

star3.2

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. 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.

Movie Credits

Small Gifts

Small Gifts‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day‌
star6.0
calendar 2009

It Takes Two

It Takes Two‌
star6.5
calendar 1995

Draw!

Draw!‌
star6.5
calendar 1984

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise‌
star5.6
calendar 1994

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble‌
star6.7
calendar 2000

Running Time

Running Time‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

The Pyx

The Pyx‌
star5.3
calendar 1973

Fraggle Rock - Dance Your Cares Away

Fraggle Rock - Dance Your Cares Away‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock

Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Fight for Life

Fight for Life‌
star5.7
calendar 1987

Speaking Parts

Speaking Parts‌
star5.9
calendar 1989

Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2‌
star6.2
calendar 1988

Common Ground

Common Ground‌
star10.0
calendar 1990

Mother Night

Mother Night‌
star6.7
calendar 1996

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women‌
star7.0
calendar 1997

An American Christmas Carol

An American Christmas Carol‌
star6.2
calendar 1979

Spasms

Spasms‌
star4.6
calendar 1983

A Great Big Thing

A Great Big Thing‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Heaven On Earth

Heaven On Earth‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

The Last Winter

The Last Winter‌
star5.7
calendar 1989

A Muppet Family Christmas

A Muppet Family Christmas‌
star6.8
calendar 1987

The Adjuster

The Adjuster‌
star6.1
calendar 1991

Second Wind

Second Wind‌
star5.0
calendar 1976

A House Divided

A House Divided‌
star5.0
calendar 2000

Bethune

Bethune‌
star5.7
calendar 1977

Isabel

Isabel‌
star5.2
calendar 1968

The Apprentice

The Apprentice‌
star4.3
calendar 1971

The First Time

The First Time‌
star4.9
calendar 1969

Yesterday

Yesterday‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

The Bells of Fraggle Rock

The Bells of Fraggle Rock‌
star6.0
calendar 1984

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111‌
star3.9
calendar 2000

The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints‌
star7.3
calendar 1999

Deeply

Deeply‌
star6.3
calendar 2000

Must Be Santa

Must Be Santa‌
star3.0
calendar 1999

Fraggles Look For Jobs

Fraggles Look For Jobs‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

The Suicide Murders

The Suicide Murders‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

That Scatterbrain Booky

That Scatterbrain Booky‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Tv Credits

The National Dream

The National Dream‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds‌
star6.2
calendar 1988

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star7.7
calendar 1985

Fraggle Rock

Fraggle Rock‌
star7.4
calendar 1983

Storm of the Century

Storm of the Century‌
star7.0
calendar 1999

Noddy

Noddy‌
star6.0
calendar 1998

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey‌
star6.9
calendar 1982