
Paddy Joyce
Born
May 31, 1923
Died
July 27, 2000 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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.

Alice in Wonderland
Bill The Gardener
1999

Father Ted
Shouting Priest · (1 episode)
1995

Ghosts
Spivey · (1 episode)
1995

Peak Practice
Mr. Austen · (1 episode)
1993

The Grass Arena
Kelly
1992

You Rang, M'Lord?
Organ Grinder · (1 episode)
1990

Erik the Viking
Prisoner
1989

Campion
Stage Doorman · (1 episode)
1989

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Drunk in Pub
1987

Lovejoy
Miles · (1 episode)
1986

EastEnders
John Royle · (8 episodes)
1985

EastEnders
John · (1 episode)
1985

Knockback: 1
Dobbs
1985

Charlie
2nd Man at Hangar
1984

The Chain
Carpet Layer
1984

Red Monarch
Akhmet
1983

The Falklands Factor
Press Gang
1983

Britannia Hospital
Feeney: The Workers
1982

S.O.S. Titanic
Irish Priest (uncredited)
1980

Minder
Pat · (1 episode)
1979

Terry and June
Arthur · (1 episode)
1979

Return of the Saint
Shill · (1 episode)
1978

Pennies from Heaven
Tramp · (6 episodes)
1978

Queen Kong
Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
1976

Two's Company
Mike · (1 episode)
1975

The Wackers
Paddy · (1 episode)
1975

Frankenstein: The True Story
1st Helper (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1973

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Riley
1973

Lady Caroline Lamb
Irish housekeeper
1972

Crown Court
Bill Narraway · (2 episodes)
1972

Made
Engineer
1972
The Grass Widows
Car Driver
1971
Ireland, Mother Ireland
Hercules
1971

The Patriot Game
Kimmage
1969

Oh! What a Lovely War
Irish Soldier
1969

The Big Flame
Docker
1969

Please Sir!
Mahon · (1 episode)
1968

Last Bus
Bus Conductor
1968
The Jazz Age
Mooney · (1 episode)
1968

The Expert
Davis · (1 episode)
1968

Poor Cow
Photo Studio Guvnor
1967
The Voices in the Park
Heckler
1967

The Lump
Rooney
1967

BBC Play of the Month
Bishonkov · (1 episode)
1965

Londoners
Crazy · (1 episode)
1965

Festival
Bantam Lyons · (1 episode)
1963

Sparrows Can't Sing
Barman
1963

Cover Girl Killer
Stagehand
1959

The Cat Gang
Banks
1959

Captured
1959

Dublin Nightmare
Customer
1958

Rooney
Michael
1958

The Steel Bayonet
Cpl. Ames R.A.
1958

The Girl in the Picture
Jack Bates
1957

Tim Driscoll's Donkey
Bill
1955

The Cruel Sea
Sonar Operator (uncredited)
1953