Gerard Parks, who played Doc the inventor from Fraggle Rock has died. If you grew up in the 80's and had HBO, then you remember Doc and his dog Sprocket who had a hole in the wall of their shop that lead to the underground world of the Fraggles.

Gerard Parks was in several movies in the 80's in both the US and Canada, where he got his start. He even had a roll in the movie The Boondock Saints along with Maine's own Bob Marley and Norman Reedus who currently plays Daryl in The Walking Dead.

According to his agent, he "had a thrill" in his role as Doc in Fraggle Rock. Gerard Parks was 90 years old.

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