Paddy Joyce
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1923-05-31
- Died
- 2000-07-27
- Place of birth
- Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
- Also known as
- Patrick Francis Joyce
Biography
Born Patrizio Schaurek in Trieste, Italy to a Czech father, Frantisek Schaurek, and an Irish mother Eileen (sister of James) Joyce, Paddy Joyce was an Irish actor of British stage, film and television.
Returning to Dublin at the age of five following his father's death, Joyce studied at Belvedere College, the alma mater of his famous uncle. After school, Paddy turned his attention to singing. Initially, he formed a close harmony quartet with three other gentlemen named Four Dots and a Dash, subsequently renamed The Four Ramblers. In 1949, he was part of a trio with two ladies named The Humoresques, which toured Canada with the popular English comedian and actor George Formby.
Turning to actor, Joyce took his mother's maiden name because Schaurek limited him to Eastern European roles. He made his cinematic debut in The Cruel Sea and performed in Lionel Bart and Joan Littlewood's Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’be in the early 60s, before later working regularly with Ken Loach, appearing in The Big Flame, written by Jim Allen, and Poor Cow. He also starred in Allen's play The Lump.
Joyce was a regular in two of the UK's biggest soaps. Between 1968 and 1974, he had a recurring role as the rag and bone man Tommy Deakin in Coronation Street, and between 1990 and 1993 he played John Royle, the father of Queen Vic owner Eddie Royle (Michael Melia) in EastEnders.
Joyce lived in Muswell Hill, London, with his Canadian wife, Dorothy, and two children. He died of a stroke in London in the year 2000, aged 77.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
EastEnders
1985
as John Royle
Crown Court
1972
as Bill Narraway
Minder
1979
as Pat
Peak Practice
1993
as Mr. Austen
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Bishonkov
Lovejoy
1986
as Miles
The Expert
1968
as Davis
Festival
1963
as Bantam Lyons
Father Ted
1995
as Shouting Priest
Return of the Saint
1978
as Shill
Churchill's People
1974
as Lazarian
Terry and June
1979
as Arthur
Campion
1989
as Stage Doorman
Please Sir!
1968
as Mahon
The Jazz Age
1968
as Mooney
You Rang, M'Lord?
1990
as Organ Grinder
Londoners
1965
as Crazy
Pennies from Heaven
1978
as Tramp
Two's Company
1975
as Mike
Ghosts
1995
as Spivey
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Hercules
Gone to the Dogs
1991
as Quinn
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
1987
as First Reporter
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973
as 1st Helper (uncredited)
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
1975
as Trotter
The View from Daniel Pike
1971
as Ferret
The Wackers
1975
as Paddy
Movies (36)
Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Bill The Gardener
Erik the Viking
1989
as Prisoner
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Sonar Operator (uncredited)
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Feeney: The Workers
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Irish Soldier
S.O.S. Titanic
1980
as Irish Priest (uncredited)
The Chain
1984
as Carpet Layer
Red Monarch
1983
as Akhmet
Rooney
1958
as Michael
Poor Cow
1967
as Photo Studio Guvnor
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987
as Drunk in Pub
The Grass Arena
1992
as Kelly
The Steel Bayonet
1958
as Cpl. Ames R.A.
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972
as Irish housekeeper
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Barman
The Falklands Factor
1983
as Press Gang
Cover Girl Killer
1959
as Stagehand
Queen Kong
1976
as Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
The Girl in the Picture
1957
as Jack Bates
Made
1972
as Engineer
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973
as Riley
Last Bus
1968
as Bus Conductor
Knockback: 1
1985
as Dobbs
Captured
1959
Ireland, Mother Ireland
1971
as Hercules
Dublin Nightmare
1958
as Customer
The Big Flame
1969
as Docker
The Lump
1967
as Rooney
The Cat Gang
1959
as Banks
The Grass Widows
1971
as Car Driver
The Voices in the Park
1967
as Heckler
The Patriot Game
1969
as Kimmage
Bloomsday
1964
as Bantam Lyons
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
1955
as Bill
One Wish Too Many
1956
as Barrow Boy
Walt, King of the Dumper
1971
as Barney
About Paddy Joyce
Born Patrizio Schaurek in Trieste, Italy to a Czech father, Frantisek Schaurek, and an Irish mother Eileen (sister of James) Joyce, Paddy Joyce was an Irish actor of British stage, film and television. Returning to Dublin at the age of five following his father's death, Joyce studied at Belvedere College, the alma mater of his famous uncle. After school, Paddy turned his attention to singing. Initially, he formed a close harmony quartet with three other gentlemen named Four Dots and a Dash, subsequently renamed The Four Ramblers. In 1949, he w… With 63 credits spanning from 1953 to 1999, Paddy Joyce has appeared in 36 films and 27 TV shows.
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- Alice in Wonderland (1999) — as Bill The Gardener
- Erik the Viking (1989) — as Prisoner
- The Cruel Sea (1953) — as Sonar Operator (uncredited)
- Britannia Hospital (1982) — as Feeney: The Workers
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) — as Irish Soldier
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