Gerard Parkes
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.
The Boondock Saints
as DocTired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and...
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It Takes Two
as St. Bart's PriestIdentical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet...
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Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing...
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
as DocSkillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus...
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Trapped in Paradise
as Father GorenzelResidents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
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A Muppet Family Christmas
as DocFozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm...
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The First Time
as CharlesWith the coming of summer, three high school buddies--Kenny Leeds, Mike Decker, and Tommy...
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The Adjuster
as TimAn uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.
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An American Christmas Carol
as JessupIn Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a...
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Mother Night
as Father Patrick KeeleyAn American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot...
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Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
as Charles KembleFanny Kemble is a famous star of the English stage, but while touring the United States, she...
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Deeply
as Uncle PeatOn Ironbound Island, native Fiona McKay arrives from Europe with her teenage daughter Clair,...
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The Pyx
as uncreditedA detective investigating the death of a heroin-addicted prostitute uncovers evidence pointing...
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Spasms
as Captain NovackA gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for...
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Speaking Parts
as The FatherHotel employee Lisa develops an obsession with her co-worker Lance, a struggling actor who has...
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A House Divided
as Judge StevensIn the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon...
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Isabel
as Uncle MatthewA woman believes she is beginning to lose her mind when she begins seeing ghosts and spirits.
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Draw!
as Circuit Judge FawcettIn the final days of the Old West, a former desperado faces down a now drunken ex-sheriff, who...
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Second Wind
as PackardA successful executive and family man takes up jogging for a hobby. Soon his desire to excel as...
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Common Ground
as Father FoleyFact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of...
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The Gunrunner
as uncredited1926. The Chinese Civil War. Drifter Ted Beaubien is captured and forced to witness his...
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Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
as Bruno MettlerA sensitive and realistic portrayal of the families' grief after the devastating crash of...
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Fight for Life
as Father Robert HuntJerry Lewis plays an Ohio optometrist who has a six-year old daughter with epilepsy. He fights...
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The Last Winter
as uncreditedTells the story of a young man's struggle to keep his world from changing. Placed in the rural...
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Yesterday
as Professor SaundersA young American hockey player, studying in Canada on a hockey scholarship, falls in love while...
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The Bells of Fraggle Rock
as DocGobo thinks the Fraggles' own Solstice holiday, the Festival of the Bells, is a big waste of...
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The Apprentice
as ProfessorIn Montréal, Jean-Pierre is fired on the set of a TV commercial where he's an apprentice...
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
as Father Daniel (segment "Mamusha")First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians who put their lives on the line to...
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Fraggles Look For Jobs
as HimselfFraggle Rock wrap video taped in 1986, and screened May 16, 1986.
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Bethune
as Dr. MacCackenBased on the true story of Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, this film traces his life from his...
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Fraggle Rock - Live by the Rule of the Rock
as DocCatch a Tail by the Tiger: Gobo has not received his usual postcard from his Uncle Traveling...
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Fraggle Rock - Dance Your Cares Away
as Doc (as Gerry Parkes)Boober Gorg: After being hit on the head by a radish, Boober thinks he's a Gorg! Determined to...
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Small Gifts
as PriestNora and Evan are a young married couple who find their finances are in serious trouble as...
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Running Time
as The Old Lady's SonThis feature film is an exotic romp through the ’60s in song and dance. A fantasy that pokes fun...
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Heaven On Earth
as Reverend LairdAn armful of destitute orphans transported to the New World at the turn of the century. This is...
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Must Be Santa
as uncreditedWhen the reigning Santa is no longer fit for duty his helpers must search for a replacement....
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Cagney & Lacey
as Captain WellsMary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing...
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The Twilight Zone
as Monsignor PerraultThis 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...
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War of the Worlds
as Dr. Emil GestaineHumanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation...
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Fraggle Rock
as DocThe Fraggles are a fun-loving community of creatures who live in a subterranean fantasy land...
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Storm of the Century
as Orville BoucherWhen a blizzard hits an isolated island town it brings with it a mysterious stranger intent on...
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Noddy
as Wally the WandererAfter years of sailing the sea, Noah Tomten, a retired sea captain, owns an antique toy store...
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The National Dream
as Edward BlakeA combination of documentary and dramatic reconstructions, depicting the conception and...
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