Paddy Joyce

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

Alice in Wonderland

Bill The Gardener

6.2

1999

Father Ted

Father Ted

Shouting Priest · (1 episode)

8.2

1995

Ghosts

Ghosts

Spivey · (1 episode)

6.0

1995

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

Mr. Austen · (1 episode)

6.1

1993

The Grass Arena

The Grass Arena

Kelly

8.0

1992

You Rang, M'Lord?

You Rang, M'Lord?

Organ Grinder · (1 episode)

7.4

1990

Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

Prisoner

5.9

1989

Campion

Campion

Stage Doorman · (1 episode)

5.6

1989

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Drunk in Pub

6.6

1987

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Miles · (1 episode)

7.3

1986

EastEnders

EastEnders

John Royle · (8 episodes)

4.1

1985

EastEnders

EastEnders

John · (1 episode)

4.1

1985

Knockback: 1

Knockback: 1

Dobbs

7.5

1985

Charlie

Charlie

2nd Man at Hangar

0.0

1984

The Chain

The Chain

Carpet Layer

6.8

1984

Red Monarch

Red Monarch

Akhmet

5.0

1983

The Falklands Factor

The Falklands Factor

Press Gang

0.0

1983

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

Feeney: The Workers

6.3

1982

S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

Irish Priest (uncredited)

5.9

1980

Minder

Minder

Pat · (1 episode)

6.8

1979

Terry and June

Terry and June

Arthur · (1 episode)

6.2

1979

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

Shill · (1 episode)

7.0

1978

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

Tramp · (6 episodes)

7.6

1978

Queen Kong

Queen Kong

Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)

3.3

1976

Two's Company

Two's Company

Mike · (1 episode)

7.0

1975

The Wackers

The Wackers

Paddy · (1 episode)

5.5

1975

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1st Helper (uncredited) · (2 episodes)

8.5

1973

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Riley

6.6

1973

Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Caroline Lamb

Irish housekeeper

5.8

1972

Crown Court

Crown Court

Bill Narraway · (2 episodes)

5.4

1972

Made

Made

Engineer

5.5

1972

The Grass Widows

Car Driver

0.0

1971

Ireland, Mother Ireland

Hercules

0.0

1971

The Patriot Game

The Patriot Game

Kimmage

0.0

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Irish Soldier

6.8

1969

The Big Flame

The Big Flame

Docker

5.0

1969

Please Sir!

Please Sir!

Mahon · (1 episode)

6.8

1968

Last Bus

Last Bus

Bus Conductor

0.0

1968

The Jazz Age

Mooney · (1 episode)

0.0

1968

The Expert

The Expert

Davis · (1 episode)

10.0

1968

Poor Cow

Poor Cow

Photo Studio Guvnor

6.4

1967

The Voices in the Park

Heckler

0.0

1967

The Lump

The Lump

Rooney

0.0

1967

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Bishonkov · (1 episode)

5.0

1965

Londoners

Londoners

Crazy · (1 episode)

0.0

1965

Festival

Festival

Bantam Lyons · (1 episode)

8.0

1963

Sparrows Can't Sing

Sparrows Can't Sing

Barman

5.3

1963

Cover Girl Killer

Cover Girl Killer

Stagehand

5.1

1959

The Cat Gang

The Cat Gang

Banks

6.0

1959

Captured

Captured

4.6

1959

Dublin Nightmare

Dublin Nightmare

Customer

5.6

1958

Rooney

Rooney

Michael

5.5

1958

The Steel Bayonet

The Steel Bayonet

Cpl. Ames R.A.

5.4

1958

The Girl in the Picture

The Girl in the Picture

Jack Bates

6.2

1957

Tim Driscoll's Donkey

Tim Driscoll's Donkey

Bill

6.0

1955

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

Sonar Operator (uncredited)

7.0

1953