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Paddy Joyce

Acting
Known For

77 Years Old

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.

Born

Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy on 31st May 1923

Died

27th July 2000

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EastEnders Image
EastEnders
John
EastEnders Image
EastEnders
John Royle
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BBC Play of the Month
Bishonkov
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Terry and June
Arthur
Minder Image
Minder
Pat
Please Sir! Image
Please Sir!
Mahon
Return of the Saint Image
Return of the Saint
Shill
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Crown Court
Bill Narraway
Lovejoy Image
Lovejoy
Miles
Peak Practice Image
Peak Practice
Mr. Austen
Two's Company Image
Two's Company
Mike
The Expert Image
The Expert
Davis
You Rang, M'Lord? Image
You Rang, M'Lord?
Organ Grinder
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The Wackers
Paddy
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Father Ted
Shouting Priest
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Campion
Stage Doorman
Festival Image
Festival
Bantam Lyons
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Pennies from Heaven
Tramp
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The Jazz Age
Mooney
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Frankenstein: The True Story
1st Helper (uncredited)
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Alice in Wonderland
Bill The Gardener
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Erik the Viking
Prisoner
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Londoners
Crazy
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The Cruel Sea
Sonar Operator (uncredited)
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S.O.S. Titanic
Irish Priest (uncredited)
Oh! What a Lovely War Image
Oh! What a Lovely War
Irish Soldier
Poor Cow Image
Poor Cow
Photo Studio Guvnor
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Britannia Hospital
Feeney: The Workers
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Lady Caroline Lamb
Irish housekeeper
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Sparrows Can't Sing
Barman
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The Chain
Carpet Layer
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Red Monarch
Akhmet
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Made
Engineer
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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Drunk in Pub
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Queen Kong
Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
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The Cat Gang
Banks
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Ghosts
Spivey
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Cover Girl Killer
Stagehand
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The Steel Bayonet
Cpl. Ames R.A.
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Dublin Nightmare
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The Girl in the Picture
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Rooney
Michael
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The Grass Arena
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Captured
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The Lump
Rooney
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Tim Driscoll's Donkey
Bill
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Knockback: 1
Dobbs
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The Big Flame
Docker
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The Falklands Factor
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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
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Charlie
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The Patriot Game
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