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Aliases: Gerard Thomas Parkes , Gerry Parkes , Gerard Parks

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

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Movie Involvements: 23

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

War of the Worlds
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6

War of the Worlds

(1988) Dr. Emil Gestaine
Fraggle Rock
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7

Fraggle Rock

(1983) Doc
The Boondock Saints
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7

The Boondock Saints

(1999) Doc
Storm of the Century
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7

Storm of the Century

(1999) Orville Boucher
Noddy
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6

Noddy

(1998) Wally the Wanderer
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
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6
Mother Night
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7

Mother Night

(1996) Father Patrick Keeley
The Adjuster
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6

The Adjuster

(1991) Tim

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2009 Doc
2005 Doc (as Gerry Parkes)
Doc
2000 Bruno Mettler
Uncle Peat
Judge Stevens
Charles Kemble
1999 N/A
Orville Boucher
Doc
1998 Wally the Wanderer
1997 Father Daniel (segment "Mamusha")
1996 Father Patrick Keeley
1995 St. Bart's Priest
1994 Priest
Father Gorenzel
1991 Tim
1990 Father Foley
1989 N/A
The Father
1988 Dr. Emil Gestaine
Priest
1987 Doc
Father Robert Hunt
Reverend Laird
1986 Himself
1985 N/A
Frank Bushmill
1984 Doc
Circuit Judge Fawcett
1983 Capt. Novack
Doc
1981 Professor Saunders
1979 Jessup
1976 Packard
1974 Edward Blake
The Old Lady's Son
1973 N/A
1971 Professor
1969 Charles
1968 Appie
Uncle Matthew
1964 Duncan McGillivray
Year Character Movie/Tv

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