Paddy Joyce
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1923
- Died
- Jul 27, 2000 (aged 77)
- Place of birth
- Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
- Credits
- 67
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
Alice in Wonderland
1999Movie
Bill The Gardener
Father Ted
1995TV
Shouting Priest
Erik the Viking
1989Movie
Prisoner
EastEnders
1985TV
John Royle, John
The Cruel Sea
1953Movie
Sonar Operator (uncredited)
Britannia Hospital
1982Movie
Feeney: The Workers
Filmography
Alice in Wonderland
1999Movie
Bill The Gardener
Father Ted
1995TV
Shouting Priest
Ghosts
1995TV
Spivey
Peak Practice
1993TV
Mr. Austen
Gone to the Dogs
1991TV
Quinn
The Grass Arena
1991Movie
Kelly
You Rang, M'Lord?
1990TV
Organ Grinder
Erik the Viking
1989Movie
Prisoner
Campion
1989TV
Stage Doorman
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987Movie
Drunk in Pub
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
1987TV
First Reporter
Lovejoy
1986TV
Miles
EastEnders
1985TV
John Royle, John
Knockback: 1
1985Movie
Dobbs
The Chain
1984Movie
Carpet Layer
Red Monarch
1983Movie
Akhmet
The Falklands Factor
1983Movie
Press Gang
Britannia Hospital
1982Movie
Feeney: The Workers
Into the Labyrinth
1981TV
Palug
S.O.S. Titanic
1980Movie
Irish Priest (uncredited)
Minder
1979TV
Pat
Terry and June
1979TV
Arthur
Return of the Saint
1978TV
Shill
Pennies from Heaven
1978TV
Tramp
Queen Kong
1976Movie
Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
Two's Company
1975TV
Mike
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
1975TV
Trotter
The Wackers
1975TV
Paddy
Churchill's People
1974TV
Lazarian
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973TV
1st Helper (uncredited)
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973Movie
Riley
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972Movie
Irish housekeeper
Crown Court
1972TV
Bill Narraway
Made
1972Movie
Engineer
The View from Daniel Pike
1971TV
Ferret
Walt, King of the Dumper
1971Movie
Barney
The Grass Widows
1971Movie
Car Driver
Ireland, Mother Ireland
1971Movie
Hercules
The Patriot Game
1969Movie
Kimmage
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969Movie
Irish Soldier
The Big Flame
1969Movie
Docker
Please Sir!
1968TV
Mahon
Last Bus
1968Movie
Bus Conductor
The Jazz Age
1968TV
Mooney
The Expert
1968TV
Davis
Poor Cow
1967Movie
Photo Studio Guvnor
The Voices in the Park
1967Movie
Heckler
The Lump
1967Movie
Rooney
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
Bishonkov
Londoners
1965TV
Crazy
The Wednesday Play
1964TV
Rooney
Bloomsday
1964Movie
Bantam Lyons
Festival
1963TV
Bantam Lyons
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963Movie
Barman
Cover Girl Killer
1959Movie
Stagehand
The Cat Gang
1959Movie
Banks
Captured
1959Movie
Dublin Nightmare
1958Movie
Customer
Rooney
1958Movie
Michael
The Steel Bayonet
1958Movie
Cpl. Ames R.A.
The Girl in the Picture
1957Movie
Jack Bates
Tearaway
1956Movie
Pat
Armchair Theatre
1956TV
Hercules
One Wish Too Many
1956Movie
Barrow Boy
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955TV
Peasant
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
1955Movie
Bill
The Cruel Sea
1953Movie
Sonar Operator (uncredited)