Paddy Joyce
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
EastEnders
John Royle
1985
Series
EastEnders
John
1985
Series
Peak Practice
Mr. Austen
1993
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Bishonkov
1965
Series
Minder
Pat
1979
Series
Crown Court
Bill Narraway
1972
Series
The Wednesday Play
Rooney
1964
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Peasant
1955
Series
Lovejoy
Miles
1986
Series
Father Ted
Shouting Priest
1995
Festival
Bantam Lyons
1963
Series
Churchill's People
Lazarian
1974
Series
The Expert
Davis
1968
Series
Terry and June
Arthur
1979
Series
You Rang, M'Lord?
Organ Grinder
1990
Series
Return of the Saint
Shill
1978
Series
Please Sir!
Mahon
1968
Series
Londoners
Crazy
1965
Series
Campion
Stage Doorman
1989
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Bill The Gardener
1999
Series
Two's Company
Mike
1975
The Jazz Age
Mooney
1968
Film
Erik the Viking
Prisoner
1989
Series
Ghosts
Spivey
1995
Film
S.O.S. Titanic
Irish Priest (uncredited)
1980
Series
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
First Reporter
1987
Series
Gone to the Dogs
Quinn
1991
Film
Oh! What a Lovely War
Irish Soldier
1969
Film
The Cruel Sea
Sonar Operator (uncredited)
1953
Film
Poor Cow
Photo Studio Guvnor
1967
Series
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
Trotter
1975
Series
Pennies from Heaven
Tramp
1978
Series
Frankenstein: The True Story
1st Helper (uncredited)
1973
Series
Armchair Theatre
Hercules
1956
Series
The View from Daniel Pike
Ferret
1971
Film
Britannia Hospital
Feeney: The Workers
1982
Film
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Drunk in Pub
1987
Series
The Wackers
Paddy
1975
Film
Captured
1959
Film
Red Monarch
Akhmet
1983
Film
The Chain
Carpet Layer
1984
Film
Cover Girl Killer
Stagehand
1959
Film
Lady Caroline Lamb
Irish housekeeper
1972
Film
Queen Kong
Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
1976
Film
The Cat Gang
Banks
1959
Film
One Wish Too Many
Barrow Boy
1956
Film
Walt, King of the Dumper
Barney
1971
Film
Sparrows Can't Sing
Barman
1963
Film
The Grass Arena
Kelly
1992
Film
The Falklands Factor
Press Gang
1983
Film
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
Bill
1955
Ireland, Mother Ireland
Hercules
1971
Film
The Steel Bayonet
Cpl. Ames R.A.
1958
Film
Rooney
Michael
1958
The Grass Widows
Car Driver
1971
Tearaway
Pat
1956
Film
Made
Engineer
1972
Film
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Riley
1973
Film
The Lump
Rooney
1967
Film
Knockback: 1
Dobbs
1985
Film
The Girl in the Picture
Jack Bates
1957
Film
Dublin Nightmare
Customer
1958
The Voices in the Park
Heckler
1967
Film
Bloomsday
Bantam Lyons
1964
Film
The Big Flame
Docker
1969
Film
The Patriot Game
Kimmage
1969
Film
Last Bus
Bus Conductor
1968