Noel Purcell
Acting
Born December 23, 1900 · Dublin, Ireland
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. He lost the tip of his right index finger while making cigarette vending machines, and was also missing his entire left in…
Known For · 40 titles
The Avengers
The Saint
The Onedin Line
The Buccaneers
Moby Dick
Mutiny on the Bounty
The Crimson Pirate
The Irish R.M.
Lord Jim
Lust for Life
The MacKintosh Man
The List of Adrian Messenger
The Running Man
Shake Hands with the Devil
The Millionairess
Never Say Die
The Key
Odd Man Out
The Iron Maiden
Where's Jack?
Ferry to Hong Kong
Merry Andrew
Doctor in the House
Arrivederci, Baby!
Sinful Davey
Man in the Moon
Doctor at Sea
Captain Boycott
The Rising of the Moon
Doctor in Clover
The Pickwick Papers
Nurse on Wheels
The McKenzie Break
Decameron Nights
The Blue Lagoon
A Terrible Beauty
Mad About Men
Make Mine Mink
Svengali
Watch Your Stern