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.
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 (Movies)
Alice in Wonderland
Character:Bill The Gardener
Release Date:28/02/1999
The Grass Arena
Character:Kelly
Release Date:19/01/1992
Erik the Viking
Character:Prisoner
Release Date:01/09/1989
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Character:Drunk in Pub
Release Date:23/12/1987
Knockback: 1
Character:Dobbs
Release Date:27/01/1985
The Chain
Character:Carpet Layer
Release Date:01/11/1984
Charlie
Character:2nd Man at Hangar
Release Date:23/03/1984
Red Monarch
Character:Akhmet
Release Date:16/06/1983
The Falklands Factor
Character:Press Gang
Release Date:26/04/1983
Britannia Hospital
Character:Feeney: The Workers
Release Date:27/05/1982
S.O.S. Titanic
Character:Irish Priest (uncredited)
Release Date:29/02/1980
Queen Kong
Character:Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1976
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Character:Riley
Release Date:03/01/1973
Lady Caroline Lamb
Character:Irish housekeeper
Release Date:22/11/1972
Made
Character:Engineer
Release Date:01/10/1972
Walt, King of the Dumper
Character:Barney
Release Date:20/09/1971
The Grass Widows
Character:Car Driver
Release Date:24/08/1971
Ireland, Mother Ireland
Character:Hercules
Release Date:03/08/1971
The Patriot Game
Character:Kimmage
Release Date:13/10/1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
Character:Irish Soldier
Release Date:10/03/1969
The Big Flame
Character:Docker
Release Date:19/02/1969
Last Bus
Character:Bus Conductor
Release Date:10/10/1968
Poor Cow
Character:Photo Studio Guvnor
Release Date:05/12/1967
The Voices in the Park
Character:Heckler
Release Date:05/04/1967
The Lump
Character:Rooney
Release Date:01/02/1967
Bloomsday
Character:Bantam Lyons
Release Date:10/06/1964
Sparrows Can't Sing
Character:Barman
Release Date:26/03/1963
Cover Girl Killer
Character:Stagehand
Release Date:26/09/1959
The Cat Gang
Character:Banks
Release Date:04/01/1959
Captured
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1959
Dublin Nightmare
Character:Customer
Release Date:01/10/1958
Rooney
Character:Michael
Release Date:24/03/1958
The Steel Bayonet
Character:Cpl. Ames R.A.
Release Date:01/02/1958
The Girl in the Picture
Character:Jack Bates
Release Date:01/01/1957
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
Character:Bill
Release Date:01/01/1955
The Cruel Sea
Character:Sonar Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:24/02/1953
Television Appearances
Father Ted
Character:Shouting Priest
Ghosts
Character:Spivey
Peak Practice
Character:Mr. Austen
Gone to the Dogs
Character:Quinn
You Rang, M'Lord?
Character:Organ Grinder
Campion
Character:Stage Doorman
Lovejoy
Character:Miles
EastEnders
Character:John Royle
EastEnders
Character:John
Minder
Character:Pat
Terry and June
Character:Arthur
Return of the Saint
Character:Shill
Pennies from Heaven
Character:Tramp
Two's Company
Character:Mike
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
Character:Trotter
The Wackers
Character:Paddy
Churchill's People
Character:Lazarian
Frankenstein: The True Story
Character:1st Helper (uncredited)
Crown Court
Character:Bill Narraway
The View from Daniel Pike
Character:Ferret
Please Sir!
Character:Mahon
The Jazz Age
Character:Mooney
The Expert
Character:Davis
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Bishonkov
Londoners
Character:Crazy
Festival
Character:Bantam Lyons
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