Paddy Joyce
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
Alice in Wonderland
as Bill The Gardener
Alice in Wonderland
as Bill The Gardener
The Grass Arena
as Kelly
The Grass Arena
as Kelly
Erik the Viking
as Prisoner
Erik the Viking
as Prisoner
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
as Drunk in Pub
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
as Drunk in Pub
Knockback: 1
as Dobbs
Knockback: 1
as Dobbs
The Chain
as Carpet Layer
The Chain
as Carpet Layer
Red Monarch
as Akhmet
Red Monarch
as Akhmet
The Falklands Factor
as Press Gang
The Falklands Factor
as Press Gang
Britannia Hospital
as Feeney: The Workers
Britannia Hospital
as Feeney: The Workers
S.O.S. Titanic
as Irish Priest (uncredited)
S.O.S. Titanic
as Irish Priest (uncredited)
Queen Kong
as Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
Queen Kong
as Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Riley
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Riley
Lady Caroline Lamb
as Irish housekeeper
Lady Caroline Lamb
as Irish housekeeper
Made
as Engineer
Made
as Engineer
Walt, King of the Dumper
as Barney
Walt, King of the Dumper
as Barney
The Grass Widows
as Car Driver
The Grass Widows
as Car Driver
Ireland, Mother Ireland
as Hercules
Ireland, Mother Ireland
as Hercules
The Patriot Game
as Kimmage
The Patriot Game
as Kimmage
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Irish Soldier
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Irish Soldier
The Big Flame
as Docker
The Big Flame
as Docker
Last Bus
as Bus Conductor
Last Bus
as Bus Conductor
Poor Cow
as Photo Studio Guvnor
Poor Cow
as Photo Studio Guvnor
The Voices in the Park
as Heckler
The Voices in the Park
as Heckler
The Lump
as Rooney
The Lump
as Rooney
Bloomsday
as Bantam Lyons
Bloomsday
as Bantam Lyons
Sparrows Can't Sing
as Barman
Sparrows Can't Sing
as Barman
Cover Girl Killer
as Stagehand
Cover Girl Killer
as Stagehand
The Cat Gang
as Banks
The Cat Gang
as Banks
Captured
Captured
Dublin Nightmare
as Customer
Dublin Nightmare
as Customer
Rooney
as Michael
Rooney
as Michael
The Steel Bayonet
as Cpl. Ames R.A.
The Steel Bayonet
as Cpl. Ames R.A.
The Girl in the Picture
as Jack Bates
The Girl in the Picture
as Jack Bates
Tearaway
as Pat
Tearaway
as Pat
One Wish Too Many
as Barrow Boy
One Wish Too Many
as Barrow Boy
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
as Bill
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
as Bill
The Cruel Sea
as Sonar Operator (uncredited)
The Cruel Sea
as Sonar Operator (uncredited)