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Gerard Parkes
Actor
Born October 16, 1924Died October 19, 2014 (90 years)
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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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
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Doc |
| 2009 | |
| 2004 | Saint Ralph · as Longboat |
| 2000 | Canada: A People's History (TV Series) · as Additional Voice |
| 2000 | Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 · as Bruno Mettler |
| 2000 | Deeply · as Uncle Peat |
| 2000 | A House Divided · as Judge Stevens |
| 2000 | Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble · as Charles Kemble |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | The Boondock Saints · as Doc |
| 1999 | Storm of the Century (TV Series) · as Orville Boucher |
| 1998 | Noddy (1998) (TV Series) · as Wally The Wanderer |
| 1998 | Thanks of a Grateful Nation · as Ferdinand Noble |
| 1998 | Thunder Point · as Prime Minister |
| 1997 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women · as Father Daniel (segment "mamusha") |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred (TV Series) · as Monsignor |
| 1996 | Mother Night · as Father Patrick Keeley |
| 1996 | Handel's Last Chance · as Jonathan Swift |
| 1995 | It Takes Two · as St. Bart's Priest |
| 1994 | Small Gifts · as Priest |
| 1994 | Trapped in Paradise · as Father Gorenzel |
| 1993 | Dieppe · as Portal |
| 1993 | J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (TV Series) · as Priest |
| 1991 | The Adjuster · as Tim |
| 1991 | Money · as Henry Clay Adams |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Speaking Parts · as The Father |
| 1989 | Bridge to Silence · as Dr. Block |
| 1989 | Shining Time Station (TV Series) · as Barton Winslow |
| 1989 | The January Man · as Reverend Drew |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds (TV Series) · as Dr. Emil Gestaine |
| 1988 | Short Circuit 2 · as Priest |
| 1988 | Glory Enough for All · as Duncan Graham |
| 1987 | A Muppet Family Christmas · as Doc |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) · as Harold Lafontaine |
| 1987 | Fight for Life · as Father Robert Hunt |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as Monsignor Perrault |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) · as Mr. Smith |
| 1985 | Night Heat (TV Series) · as Richard Brinsley |
| 1985 | The Suicide Murders · as Frank Bushmill |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Reverend Laird |
| 1984 | Draw! · as Circuit Judge Fawcett |
| 1983 | Spasms · as Captain Novack |
| 1983 | Fraggle Rock (TV Series) · as Doc |
| 1982 | The Edison Twins (TV Series) · as Colonel Samuel Featherstone |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Capt. Wells |
| 1981 | Seeing Things (TV Series) · as Judge Bean |
| 1981 | Today's Special (TV Series) · as Phil Phenelli |
| 1981 | Szerelem Montreálban · as Professor Saunders |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Prison Doctor |
| 1979 | An American Christmas Carol · as Jessup |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) · as Dr. Cobourne |
| 1977 | Who Has Seen the Wind · as Uncle Sean |
| 1977 | Bethune · as Dr. Maccacken |
| 1976 | SHErlock (2023) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1976 | Second Wind · as Packard |
| 1975 | King of Kensington (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1974 | The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway (TV Series) · as Edward Blake |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | A Fan's Notes · as Quasimodo |
| 1971 | Fleur bleue · as Professor |
| 1971 | Police Surgeon (1971) (TV Series) · as Lang |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Walter Denning |
| 1969 | Adventures in Rainbow Country (TV Series) · as Ed Reynolds |
| 1969 | The First Time · as Charles |
| 1968 | Isabel · as Uncle Matthew |
| 1966 | Wojeck (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1965 | Seaway (TV Series) · as Cook |
| 1964 | NET Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sid |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Guvariov |
| 1964 | David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker · as Duncan Mcgillivray |
| 1963 | The Forest Rangers (TV Series) · as Charlie Appleby |