Gerard Parkes Net Worth

Gerard Parkes Net Worth is
$1.9 Million

Gerard Parkes Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Gerard Parkes (also credited as Gerry Parkes, October 16, 1924 – October 19, 2014) was an Irish Canadian actor who was born in Dublin, Ireland, and moved to Toronto, Canada in 1956. His acting career has 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 also received the Andrew Allan Award in 1983 for best radio actor. He continued to win awards including the 1999 Dora Mavor Moore award for his theatre role in Kilt!Parkes played the role of Doc in the North American version of Fraggle Rock. When he was cast in Fraggle Rock, Parkes was just finishing a regular role as another type of "doc," playing Dr. Arthur Lowe on the Canadian TV series Home Fires. After Fraggle Rock, in addition to returning as Doc in A Muppet Family Christmas, Parkes continued to work in children's television, guest starring as alcoholic photographer Phil (opposite Sesame Park puppeteer Nina Keogh) on the TVOntario puppet series Today's Special, and appearing regularly on PBS's Shining Time Station as store owner Barton Winslow. In 1996, he portrayed Jonathan Swift in the HBO Original Film Handel's Last Chance. He also appeared on an episode of PBS's Noddy, as Wally the Wanderer in "Noah's Leaving", which aired in 1998. In 1999, 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.Parkes performed in numerous theatre productions and over 70 films.Parkes performed in the 1991 Canadian drama film The Adjuster, directed by Atom Egoyan. It premiered at the New York Film Festival. At the 17th Moscow International Film Festival it won the Special Silver St. George. In 1993, the Toronto International Film Festival ranked the film tenth in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.He died at the age of 90 on October 19, 2014. 

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