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Paddy Joyce

Paddy Joyce

Actor · Born 1923-05-31 · Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

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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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Alice in Wonderland (1999) — Bill The Gardener
  2. Father Ted (1995) — Shouting Priest
  3. Erik the Viking (1989) — Prisoner
  4. EastEnders (1985) — John Royle
  5. The Cruel Sea (1953) — Sonar Operator (uncredited)
  6. Britannia Hospital (1982) — Feeney: The Workers
  7. Lovejoy (1986) — Miles
  8. Poor Cow (1967) — Photo Studio Guvnor
  9. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) — Irish Soldier
  10. S.O.S. Titanic (1980) — Irish Priest (uncredited)
  11. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) — Drunk in Pub
  12. Minder (1979) — Pat
  13. Queen Kong (1976) — Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
  14. Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) — Barman
  15. You Rang, M'Lord? (1990) — Organ Grinder
  16. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) — Peasant
  17. Pennies from Heaven (1978) — Tramp
  18. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) — Irish housekeeper
  19. Cover Girl Killer (1959) — Stagehand
  20. Terry and June (1979) — Arthur
  21. Please Sir! (1968) — Mahon
  22. Red Monarch (1983) — Akhmet
  23. Peak Practice (1993) — Mr. Austen
  24. Campion (1989) — Stage Doorman
  25. Return of the Saint (1978) — Shill
  26. Captured (1959)
  27. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Bishonkov
  28. The Chain (1984) — Carpet Layer
  29. The Steel Bayonet (1958) — Cpl. Ames R.A.
  30. The Girl in the Picture (1957) — Jack Bates
  31. Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1973) — Riley
  32. Dublin Nightmare (1958) — Customer
  33. Crown Court (1972) — Bill Narraway
  34. Two's Company (1975) — Mike
  35. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (1987) — First Reporter
  36. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Hercules
  37. Rooney (1958) — Michael
  38. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) — 1st Helper (uncredited)
  39. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Rooney
  40. The Growing Pains of PC Penrose (1975) — Trotter