Acting · Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy · Born May 31, 1923
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.
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1999
as Bill The Gardener
TVFather Ted
1995
as Shouting Priest
TVGhosts
1995
as Spivey
TVPeak Practice
1993
as Mr. Austen
MovieThe Grass Arena
1992
as Kelly
TVGone to the Dogs
1991
as Quinn
TVYou Rang, M'Lord?
1990
as Organ Grinder
MovieErik the Viking
1989
as Prisoner
TVCampion
1989
as Stage Doorman
MovieThe Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987
as Drunk in Pub
TVThe Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
1987
as First Reporter
TVLovejoy
1986
as Miles
TVEastEnders
1985
as John Royle
MovieKnockback: 1
1985
as Dobbs
MovieThe Chain
1984
as Carpet Layer
MovieRed Monarch
1983
as Akhmet
MovieThe Falklands Factor
1983
as Press Gang
MovieBritannia Hospital
1982
as Feeney: The Workers
MovieS.O.S. Titanic
1980
as Irish Priest (uncredited)
TVMinder
1979
as Pat
TVTerry and June
1979
as Arthur
TVReturn of the Saint
1978
as Shill
TVPennies from Heaven
1978
as Tramp
MovieQueen Kong
1976
as Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
TVTwo's Company
1975
as Mike
TVThe Growing Pains of PC Penrose
1975
as Trotter
TVThe Wackers
1975
as Paddy
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Lazarian
TVFrankenstein: The True Story
1973
as 1st Helper (uncredited)
MovieNever Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973
as Riley
MovieLady Caroline Lamb
1972
as Irish housekeeper
TVCrown Court
1972
as Bill Narraway
MovieMade
1972
as Engineer
TVThe View from Daniel Pike
1971
as Ferret
MovieWalt, King of the Dumper
1971
as Barney
The Grass Widows
1971
as Car Driver
Ireland, Mother Ireland
1971
as Hercules
MovieThe Patriot Game
1969
as Kimmage
MovieOh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Irish Soldier
MovieThe Big Flame
1969
as Docker
TVPlease Sir!
1968
as Mahon
MovieLast Bus
1968
as Bus Conductor
The Jazz Age
1968
as Mooney
TVThe Expert
1968
as Davis
MoviePoor Cow
1967
as Photo Studio Guvnor
The Voices in the Park
1967
as Heckler
MovieThe Lump
1967
as Rooney
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Bishonkov
TVLondoners
1965
as Crazy
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Rooney
MovieBloomsday
1964
as Bantam Lyons
Festival
1963
as Bantam Lyons
MovieSparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Barman
MovieCover Girl Killer
1959
as Stagehand
MovieThe Cat Gang
1959
as Banks
MovieCaptured
1959
MovieDublin Nightmare
1958
as Customer
MovieRooney
1958
as Michael
MovieThe Steel Bayonet
1958
as Cpl. Ames R.A.
MovieThe Girl in the Picture
1957
as Jack Bates
Tearaway
1956
as Pat
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Hercules
MovieOne Wish Too Many
1956
as Barrow Boy
MovieTim Driscoll's Donkey
1955
as Bill
MovieThe Cruel Sea
1953
as Sonar Operator (uncredited)
