Paddy Joyce

Personal Info

Birthday

May 31, 1923

Day of Death

2000-07-27

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Also Known As

Patrick Francis Joyce

Paddy Joyce

Biography

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.

Known For

EastEnders

Minder

Crown Court

BBC Play of the Month

Peak Practice

The Expert

You Rang, M'Lord?

Terry and June

Filmography

1999
Alice in Wonderland
as Bill The Gardener
1992
The Grass Arena
as Kelly
1989
Erik the Viking
as Prisoner
1987
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
as Drunk in Pub
1985
Knockback: 1
as Dobbs
1984
Charlie
as 2nd Man at Hangar
The Chain
as Carpet Layer
1983
Red Monarch
as Akhmet
The Falklands Factor
as Press Gang
1982
Britannia Hospital
as Feeney: The Workers
1980
S.O.S. Titanic
as Irish Priest (uncredited)
1976
Queen Kong
as Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
1973
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Riley
1972
Lady Caroline Lamb
as Irish housekeeper
Made
as Engineer
1971
The Grass Widows
as Car Driver
Ireland, Mother Ireland
as Hercules
1969
The Patriot Game
as Kimmage
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Irish Soldier
The Big Flame
as Docker
1968
Last Bus
as Bus Conductor
1967
Poor Cow
as Photo Studio Guvnor
The Voices in the Park
as Heckler
The Lump
as Rooney
1963
Sparrows Can't Sing
as Barman
1959
Cover Girl Killer
as Stagehand
The Cat Gang
as Banks
1958
Dublin Nightmare
as Customer
Rooney
as Michael
The Steel Bayonet
as Cpl. Ames R.A.
1957
The Girl in the Picture
as Jack Bates
1955
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
as Bill
1953
The Cruel Sea
as Sonar Operator (uncredited)