1. Gerard Parkes was born in Dublin and moved to Toronto in 1956.
12 Facts About Gerard Parkes
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Gerard Parkes is 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.
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Gerard 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, family show The Littlest Hobo, and the detective series Cagney and Lacey.
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In 1968, Gerard Parkes won the first Canadian film award for his portrayal of Uncle Matthew in the movie Isabel.
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Gerard Parkes 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.
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Gerard Parkes played Wiff Roach in Mike Newell's 1976 television adaptation of David French's theatrical play Of the Fields, Lately.
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Gerard Parkes played "Doc" in the North American version of Fraggle Rock.
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When he was cast in Fraggle Rock, Gerard Parkes was finishing a regular role as another type of "doc," playing Dr Arthur Lowe on the Canadian TV series Home Fires.
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Gerard Parkes appeared with Willem Dafoe and Billy Connolly in The Boondock Saints.
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Gerard Parkes reprised the role for The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.
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Gerard Parkes appeared in The Adjuster, premiering at the New York Film Festival.
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Gerard Parkes died on October 19,2014, in Toronto, Ontario, three days after his 90th birthday.