Paddy Joyce
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1923
- Died
- July 27, 2000 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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.
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Filmography
Alice in Wonderland
Movie · as Bill The Gardener
Father Ted
TV · as Shouting Priest · 1 ep
Ghosts
TV · as Spivey · 1 ep
Peak Practice
TV · as Mr. Austen · 1 ep
The Grass Arena
Movie · as Kelly
Gone to the Dogs
TV · as Quinn · 2 eps
You Rang, M'Lord?
TV · as Organ Grinder · 1 ep
Erik the Viking
Movie · as Prisoner
Campion
TV · as Stage Doorman · 1 ep
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Movie · as Drunk in Pub
Lovejoy
TV · as Miles · 1 ep
Knockback: 1
Movie · as Dobbs
EastEnders
TV · as John Royle · 8 eps
The Chain
Movie · as Carpet Layer
Red Monarch
Movie · as Akhmet
The Falklands Factor
Movie · as Press Gang
Britannia Hospital
Movie · as Feeney: The Workers
Into the Labyrinth
TV · as Palug · 1 ep
S.O.S. Titanic
Movie · as Irish Priest (uncredited)
Minder
TV · as Pat · 1 ep
Terry and June
TV · as Arthur · 1 ep
Return of the Saint
TV · as Shill · 1 ep
Pennies from Heaven
TV · as Tramp · 1 ep
Queen Kong
Movie · as Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
Two's Company
TV · as Mike · 1 ep
The Wackers
TV · as Paddy · 2 eps
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
TV · as Trotter · 1 ep
Churchill's People
TV · as Lazarian · 1 ep
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Movie · as Riley
Frankenstein: The True Story
TV · as 1st Helper (uncredited) · 2 eps
Made
Movie · as Engineer
Lady Caroline Lamb
Movie · as Irish housekeeper
Crown Court
TV · as Bill Narraway · 2 eps
The Grass Widows
Movie · as Car Driver
Ireland, Mother Ireland
Movie · as Hercules
Walt, King of the Dumper
Movie · as Barney
The View from Daniel Pike
TV · as Ferret · 1 ep
The Patriot Game
Movie · as Kimmage
Oh! What a Lovely War
Movie · as Irish Soldier
The Big Flame
Movie · as Docker
Last Bus
Movie · as Bus Conductor
The Expert
TV · as Davis · 1 ep
Please Sir!
TV · as Mahon · 1 ep
The Jazz Age
TV · as Mooney · 1 ep
The Voices in the Park
Movie · as Heckler
Poor Cow
Movie · as Photo Studio Guvnor
The Lump
Movie · as Rooney
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Bishonkov · 1 ep
Londoners
TV · as Crazy · 1 ep
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Clancy · 1 ep
Bloomsday
Movie · as Bantam Lyons
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Rooney · 1 ep
Sparrows Can't Sing
Movie · as Barman
Festival
TV · as Bantam Lyons · 1 ep
Captured
Movie
Cover Girl Killer
Movie · as Stagehand
The Cat Gang
Movie · as Banks
The Steel Bayonet
Movie · as Cpl. Ames R.A.
Rooney
Movie · as Michael
Dublin Nightmare
Movie · as Customer
The Girl in the Picture
Movie · as Jack Bates
One Wish Too Many
Movie · as Barrow Boy
Tearaway
Movie · as Pat
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Hercules · 1 ep
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
Movie · as Bill
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · as Peasant · 1 ep
The Cruel Sea
Movie · as Sonar Operator (uncredited)