Paddy Joyce

Born: 1923-05-31

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.


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Alice in Wonderland

as Bill The Gardener
Released: 1999-02-28

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets...

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Erik the Viking

as Prisoner
Released: 1989-09-01

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to...

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Oh! What a Lovely War

as Irish Soldier
Released: 1969-03-10

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys...

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The Cruel Sea

as Sonar Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1953-02-24

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with...

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S.O.S. Titanic

as Irish Priest (uncredited)
Released: 1980-02-29

The Titanic disaster as seen through the eyes of one couple in each of the three classes on board.

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Britannia Hospital

as Feeney: The Workers
Released: 1982-05-27

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a...

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The Chain

as Carpet Layer
Released: 1984-01-01

Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on...

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The Big Flame

as Docker
Released: 1969-02-19

After a prolonged industrial dispute in the Liverpool Docks, the striking workers reject...

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The Cat Gang

as Banks
Released: 1959-01-04

The Cat Gang is a group of precocious British kids. They have a habit of hanging around a...

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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

as Drunk in Pub
Released: 1987-12-23

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She...

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Queen Kong

as Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
Released: 1976-12-10

A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the...

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Poor Cow

as Photo Studio Guvnor
Released: 1967-12-05

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a...

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The Steel Bayonet

as Cpl. Ames R.A.
Released: 1958-02-01

Tunis, 1943. Battle-weary troops of Company C have orders to occupy a derelict Tunisian...

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Lady Caroline Lamb

as Irish housekeeper
Released: 1972-11-22

Lady Caroline Lamb, dissatisfied in her marriage, has an affair with the dashing Romantic poet...

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Last Bus

as Bus Conductor
Released: 1968-10-10

Late at night a gang of young men refuse to pay their bus fares, and assault the conductor. None...

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Sparrows Can't Sing

as Barman
Released: 1963-03-26

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife...

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Tim Driscoll's Donkey

as Bill
Released: 1955-01-01

Story of how a young Irish boy loses the donkey he has reared from birth.

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Cover Girl Killer

as Stagehand
Released: 1959-09-26

A madman is on the loose... killing fashion models that appear on the cover of magazines. The...

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The Falklands Factor

as Press Gang
Released: 1983-04-26

Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos...

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Red Monarch

as Akhmet
Released: 1983-06-16

British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of...

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The Grass Arena

as uncredited
Released: 1992-01-19

The Grass Arena is based on the autobiography of John Healy. Raised in an strongly religious...

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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as Riley
Released: 1973-01-03

Two London tailors horse around, wind up robbed, go to Rome and disrupt the Vatican.

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Rooney

as Michael
Released: 1958-03-24

The life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic...

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The Girl in the Picture

as Jack Bates
Released: 1957-01-01

A crime reporter investigating a murder discovers the case hinges on a mysterious woman he had...

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Captured

as uncredited
Released: 1959-01-01

Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Kinematograph...

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Made

as Engineer
Released: 1972-10-01

This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself...

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Knockback: 1

as Dobbs
Released: 1985-01-27

In 1965, at the age of 25, Alan Ackland is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a...

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The Patriot Game

as Kimmage
Released: 1969-10-13

Dominic Behan's play concerning the IRA’s bombing campaign in London in 1939

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Dublin Nightmare

as Customer
Released: 1958-10-01

Loot goes missing in robbery double-cross. Gang members, an ex-lover and a handsome stranger are...

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Charlie

as 2nd Man at Hangar
Released: 1984-03-23

Charlie Alexander is a private detective who gets caught up in sinister trade union machinations...

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The Lump

as Rooney
Released: 1967-02-01

The Lump is an uncompromising exploration of exploitation and resistance within the building trade.

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EastEnders

as John Royle
First aired: 1985-02-19

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square...

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EastEnders

as John
First aired: 1985-02-19

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square...

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Minder

as Pat
First aired: 1979-10-29

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...

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Crown Court

as Bill Narraway
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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Peak Practice

as Mr. Austen
First aired: 1993-05-10

Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town...

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Father Ted

as Shouting Priest
First aired: 1995-04-21

A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote...

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Lovejoy

as Miles
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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The Expert

as Davis
First aired: 1968-07-05

The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series...

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Return of the Saint

as Shill
First aired: 1978-09-10

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

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Please Sir!

as Mahon
First aired: 1968-11-08

Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television produced situation comedy, created by writers John...

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Terry and June

as Arthur
First aired: 1979-10-24

Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more...

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You Rang, M'Lord?

as Organ Grinder
First aired: 1990-01-14

You Rang, M'Lord? is a British comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the...

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Campion

as Stage Doorman
First aired: 1989-01-22

Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written...

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Two's Company

as Mike
First aired: 1975-09-06

Two's Company is a British television situation comedy series that ran from 1975-79. Produced by...

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Pennies from Heaven

as Tramp
First aired: 1978-03-07

Pennies From Heaven is a 1978 BBC television drama serial written by Dennis Potter. The title is...

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Frankenstein: The True Story

as 1st Helper (uncredited)
First aired: 1973-11-30

Victor Frankenstein witnesses his creation turn uncontrollable after he's duped by his...

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Ghosts

as Spivey
First aired: 1995-01-21

British anthology series of ghost stories.

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The Wackers

as Paddy
First aired: 1975-03-19

Comedy series set in Liverpool about an half-protestant/half-catholic family.

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