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Gerard Parkes is pictured here in an episode of Fraggle Rock in 1983. The Irish-Canadian actor died on October 19, 2014, at age 90.

Gerard Parkes, the Irish-Canadian actor who starred in the beloved children's TV show "Fraggle Rock," has died.

His agent, Gerry Jordan, says Parkes died from natural causes in a Toronto retirement home on Sunday just days after his 90th birthday.

Parkes is perhaps best known for playing a kind inventor named Doc in Jim Hensen's live-action puppet show, which aired in the 80s.

He appeared in scores of other Canadian TV shows, including "The Littlest Hobo" and "Shining Time Station" and many early CBC TV programs, as well films including cult U.S. crime drama "The Boondock Saints," and theatrical productions and radio dramas.

In 1968 he was the first person to win best actor in what is now called the Canadian Screen Awards for the feature film "Isabel," and went on to receive several more awards for his work.

Jordan says the Dublin-born Parkes is survived by Sheelagh Norman, his partner of about 20 years.

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