Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Gerard Parkes(1924-2014)

  • Actor
  • Puppetry
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Gerard Parkes in The First Time (1969)
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!: Season 1
Play trailer0:33
Fraggle Rock (1983–1987)
4 Videos
4 Photos
Gerard Parkes was born on 16 October 1924 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Boondock Saints (1999), The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) and A Muppet Family Christmas (1987). He was married to Sheelagh Norman. He died on 19 October 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornOctober 16, 1924
DiedOctober 19, 2014(90)
BornOctober 16, 1924
DiedOctober 19, 2014(90)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Photos3

View Poster
View Poster
View Poster

Known for

Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints (1999)
The Boondock Saints
7.6
  • Doc
  • 1999
Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
6.2
  • Doc
  • 2009
Jim Henson in A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
A Muppet Family Christmas
8.1
TV Movie
  • Doc(as Gerry Parks)
  • 1987
Geneviève Bujold in Isabel (1968)
Isabel
5.7
  • Uncle Matthew
  • 1968

Credits

IMDbPro

Actor

  • Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
    The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
    6.2
    • Doc
    • 2009
  • Saint Ralph (2004)
    Saint Ralph
    7.3
    • Longboat
    • 2004
  • Sean McCann in Moss (2004)
    Moss
    8.3
    Short
    • Cy Flood
    • 2004
  • Canada: A People's History (2000)
    Canada: A People's History
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Additional Voice
    • 2000
  • Kate Nelligan and Hugh Thompson in Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (2000)
    Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Bruno Mettler
    • 2000
  • Kirsten Dunst, Lynn Redgrave, and Julia Brendler in Deeply (2000)
    Deeply
    5.9
    • Uncle Peat (as Gerard Parks)
    • 2000
  • Jennifer Beals, Sam Waterston, Tim Daly, and LisaGay Hamilton in A House Divided (2000)
    A House Divided
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Judge Stevens
    • 2000
  • Pierce Butler and Fanny Kemble
    Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Charles Kemble
    • 2000
  • Dabney Coleman, Deanna Milligan, and Arnold Pinnock in Must Be Santa (1999)
    Must Be Santa
    4.3
    TV Movie
    • Previous Santa
    • 1999
  • Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints (1999)
    The Boondock Saints
    7.6
    • Doc
    • 1999
  • Storm of the Century (1999)
    Storm of the Century
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Orville Boucher
    • 1999
  • Katie Boland, Jayne Eastwood, Taborah Johnson, Sean McCann, Frank Meschkuleit, Max Morrow, Matt Ficner, Kyle Kass, and Noreen Young in Noddy (1998)
    Noddy
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Wally
    • 1998
  • Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998)
    Thanks of a Grateful Nation
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Ferdinand Noble
    • 1998
  • Kyle MacLachlan in Thunder Point (1998)
    Thunder Point
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Prime Minister
    • 1998
  • Sela Ward and Elizabeth Perkins in Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women (1997)
    Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Father Daniel (segment "Mamusha")
    • 1997

Puppetry

  • Jim Henson in A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
    A Muppet Family Christmas
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1987

Videos4

An American Christmas Carol
Clip 3:36
An American Christmas Carol
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!: Season 1
Trailer 0:33
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!: Season 1
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!: Season 1
Trailer 0:33
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!: Season 1
Fraggle Rock
Trailer 1:04
Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock Series Trailer 1
Trailer 1:07
Fraggle Rock Series Trailer 1

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Gerrard Parker
  • Born
    • October 16, 1924
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Died
    • October 19, 2014
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Sheelagh Norman1994 - October 19, 2014 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1968 he was the first person to win Best Actor in what are now called the Canadian Screen Awards (the Geminis), for the feature film Isabel (1968).

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.