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