Paddy Joyce
Acting
Born May 31, 1923 · Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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 Humore…
Known For · 40 titles
EastEnders
Peak Practice
Minder
Crown Court
BBC Play of the Month
The Wednesday Play
Lovejoy
Churchill's People
The Expert
Terry and June
Return of the Saint
Festival
Please Sir!
Father Ted
You Rang, M'Lord?
Campion
Londoners
Two's Company
The Jazz Age
Alice in Wonderland
Pennies from Heaven
Erik the Viking
Armchair Theatre
Oh! What a Lovely War
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
The View from Daniel Pike
Ghosts
Gone to the Dogs
Poor Cow
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Frankenstein: The True Story
Britannia Hospital
The Wackers
The Cruel Sea
S.O.S. Titanic
The Steel Bayonet
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
Captured
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
One Wish Too Many