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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-10-16

Day of Death

2014-10-19 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

Gerard Thomas Parkes

Gerry Parkes

Gerard Parks

Gerard Parkes

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.

Known For

Acting

Small Gifts

1994

Small Gifts

as

Priest

It Takes Two

1995

It Takes Two

as

St. Bart's Priest

Draw!

1984

Draw!

as

Circuit Judge Fawcett

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

1964

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

as

Duncan McGillivray

Trapped in Paradise

1994

Trapped in Paradise

as

Father Gorenzel

Running Time

1974

Running Time

as

The Old Lady's Son

The Pyx

1973

The Pyx

as

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away

2005

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away

as

Doc (as Gerry Parkes)

Fight for Life

1987

Fight for Life

as

Father Robert Hunt

Speaking Parts

1989

Speaking Parts

as

The Father

Short Circuit 2

1988

Short Circuit 2

as

Priest

Common Ground

1990

Common Ground

as

Father Foley

Mother Night

1996

Mother Night

as

Father Patrick Keeley

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

1997

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

as

Father Daniel (segment "Mamusha")

Spasms

1983

Spasms

as

Captain Novack

Heaven On Earth

1987

Heaven On Earth

as

Reverend Laird

The Adjuster

1991

The Adjuster

as

Tim

Second Wind

1976

Second Wind

as

Packard

A House Divided

2000

A House Divided

as

Judge Stevens

Bethune

1977

Bethune

as

Dr. MacCacken

Isabel

1968

Isabel

as

Uncle Matthew

The Apprentice

1971

The Apprentice

as

Professor

The First Time

1969

The First Time

as

Charles

Yesterday

1981

Yesterday

as

Professor Saunders

Deeply

2000

Deeply

as

Uncle Peat

The Suicide Murders

1985

The Suicide Murders

as

Frank Bushmill

Thunder Point

1998

Thunder Point

as

Prime Minister

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

1998

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

as

Ferdinand Noble

The National Dream

The National Dream

as

Edward Blake

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

as

Dr. Emil Gestaine

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Monsignor Perrault

Storm of the Century

Storm of the Century

as

Orville Boucher

Noddy

Noddy

as

Wally the Wanderer

Production

Crew

Directing