Gerard Parkes
Acting
Born October 16, 1924 · Dublin, Ireland
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Wednesday Play
The Twilight Zone
Fraggle Rock
War of the Worlds
Storm of the Century
Noddy
The Boondock Saints
It Takes Two
Short Circuit 2
Teleplay
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The First Time
A Muppet Family Christmas
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Trapped in Paradise
The National Dream
An American Christmas Carol
Spasms
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
Mother Night
The Pyx
Speaking Parts
Bethune
Draw!
The Adjuster
Fight for Life
A House Divided
Money
Common Ground
Handel's Last Chance
Small Gifts
Freedom of the City
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
The Gunrunner
Thunder Point
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Must Be Santa
Heaven On Earth
The Suicide Murders
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot