Noel Purcell

Personal Info

Birthday

December 23, 1900

Day of Death

1985-03-03

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

Ноэль Пёрселл

Patrick Joseph Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Biography

Patrick Joseph Noel Purcell (23 December 1900 – 3 March 1985) was a distinguished Irish actor on stage, screen, and television. He appeared in the 1956 film Moby Dick and the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty.

Patrick Joseph Noel Purcell was the son of Dublin auctioneer Pierce Purcell and his second wife Catherine (née Hoban), an antique dealer. He was born at 11a, Lower Mercer Street, one of two houses owned by his mother's family. Purcell was educated at Synge Street CBS.

Known For

The Avengers

The Saint

The Onedin Line

The Buccaneers

The Crimson Pirate

Moby Dick

Mutiny on the Bounty

Lust for Life

Filmography

1973
The MacKintosh Man
as O'Donovan
1971
Flight of the Doves
as Rabbi
1970
The McKenzie Break
as Ferry Captain
1969
Where's Jack?
as Leatherchest
Sinful Davey
as Jock
1967
The Violent Enemy
as John Michael Leary
1966
Arrivederci, Baby!
as Capt. Daniel O'Flannery
Doctor in Clover
as O'Malley
1965
Lord Jim
as Captain Chester
1963
The Ceremony
as Finigan
The Running Man
as Miles Bleeker
The Iron Maiden
as Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan
The List of Adrian Messenger
as Countryman (uncredited)
Nurse on Wheels
as Abel Worthy
1962
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Seaman William McCoy
Three Spare Wives
as Sir Hubert
1961
Johnny Nobody
as Brother Timothy
Double Bunk
as O'Malley
1960
No Kidding
as Tandy
Man in the Moon
as Prosecutor
The Millionairess
as Professor Merton
Watch Your Stern
as Adm. Sir Humphrey Pettigrew
Make Mine Mink
as Burglar
1959
Tommy the Toreador
as Captain
Ferry to Hong Kong
as Joe Skinner
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Liam O'Sullivan
1958
Rockets Galore
as Father James
The Key
as Hotel Clerk
Rooney
as Tim Hennessy
Merry Andrew
as Matthew Larabee
1957
The Rising of the Moon
as Dan O'Flaherty (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Doctor at Large
as Padre
1956
Lust for Life
as Anton Mauve
Moby Dick
as Ship's Carpenter
Jacqueline
as Mr. Owen, the Parson
1955
Doctor at Sea
as Corbie
1954
Mad About Men
as Percy
Svengali
as Patrick O'Farrell
The Seekers
as Paddy Clarke
Doctor in the House
as Padre (uncredited)
1953
Grand National Night
as Philip Balfour
Decameron Nights
as Father Francisco
1952
The Pickwick Papers
as Roker
The Crimson Pirate
as Pablo Murphy
Father's Doing Fine
as Shaughnessy
1951
Appointment with Venus
as Trawler Langley
Encore
as Tom, Captain
Talk of a Million
as Matty McGrath
No Resting Place
as Guard Mannigan
1949
Saints and Sinners
as Flaherty
The Blue Lagoon
as Paddy Button
1947
Captain Boycott
as Daniel McGinty
Odd Man Out
as Tram Conductor (uncredited)
1938
Ireland's Border Line
as Garda Sergeant Hogan