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Gerard Parkes
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Gerard Parkes
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-10-16,Dublin, Ireland
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

10

Small Gifts
1994-12-18

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

6

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009-11-24

6.505

It Takes Two
1995-11-17

6.438

Draw!
1984-07-15

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

7

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker
1964-01-01

Trapped in Paradise

5.7

Trapped in Paradise
1994-12-02

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

6.75

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
2000-04-23

10

Running Time
1974-01-01

5.37

The Pyx
1973-09-08

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away

0

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
2005-01-04

Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock

0

Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
1983-03-21

6

Fight for Life
1987-03-23

5.894

Speaking Parts
1990-02-16

Short Circuit 2

6.22

Short Circuit 2
1988-07-06

8.5

Common Ground
1990-03-25

6.635

Mother Night
1996-11-01

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

8.5

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997-10-05

An American Christmas Carol

6.2

An American Christmas Carol
1979-12-16

4.541

Spasms
1983-10-28

A Great Big Thing

8

A Great Big Thing
1968-06-23

Heaven On Earth

8

Heaven On Earth
1987-03-01

The Last Winter

6.25

The Last Winter
1989-10-12

A Muppet Family Christmas

6.9

A Muppet Family Christmas
1987-12-16

6.032

The Adjuster
1991-11-27

6.5

Second Wind
1976-04-08

A House Divided

6.5

A House Divided
2000-07-30

6

Bethune
1977-01-01

5.167

Isabel
1968-05-22

4.25

The Apprentice
1971-09-10

5.05

The First Time
1969-06-11

7.5

Yesterday
1980-03-28

The Bells of Fraggle Rock

6

The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984-12-24

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111

4.2

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
2000-10-17

The Boondock Saints

7.253

The Boondock Saints
1999-01-22

6.315

Deeply
2000-09-11

3.5

Must Be Santa
1999-12-12

Fraggles Look For Jobs

0

Fraggles Look For Jobs
1986-05-16

The Suicide Murders

0

The Suicide Murders
1985-01-01

That Scatterbrain Booky

0

That Scatterbrain Booky
1992-01-01

3.923

The Gunrunner
1990-06-01

4.5

Thunder Point
1998-05-30

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

4.75

Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998-05-31

5.5

Money
1991-04-06

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot

6

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
1981-10-08

Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly

0

Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
1985-03-25

Handel's Last Chance

4.75

Handel's Last Chance
1996-01-01

Freedom of the City

0

Freedom of the City
1975-01-15

The National Dream

9

The National Dream
1974-03-03

War of the Worlds

6.419

War of the Worlds
1988-10-07

The Twilight Zone

7.7

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

7.312

Fraggle Rock
1983-01-10

Storm of the Century

6.995

Storm of the Century
1999-02-14

5.9

Noddy
1998-08-31

The Wednesday Play

5.2

The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30

8

Teleplay
1976-10-28