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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.

Alice in Wonderland
as Bill The Gardener

Father Ted
as Shouting Priest

Ghosts
as Spivey

Peak Practice
as Mr. Austen

The Grass Arena
as Kelly

Gone to the Dogs
as Quinn

You Rang, M'Lord?
as Organ Grinder

Erik the Viking
as Prisoner

Campion
as Stage Doorman

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
as Drunk in Pub

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
as First Reporter

Lovejoy
as Miles

EastEnders
as John Royle

Knockback: 1
as Dobbs

The Chain
as Carpet Layer

Red Monarch
as Akhmet

The Falklands Factor
as Press Gang

Britannia Hospital
as Feeney: The Workers

S.O.S. Titanic
as Irish Priest (uncredited)

Minder
as Pat

Terry and June
as Arthur

Return of the Saint
as Shill

Pennies from Heaven
as Tramp

Queen Kong
as Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)

Two's Company
as Mike

The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
as Trotter

The Wackers
as Paddy

Churchill's People
as Lazarian

Frankenstein: The True Story
as 1st Helper (uncredited)

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Riley

Lady Caroline Lamb
as Irish housekeeper

Crown Court
as Bill Narraway

Made
as Engineer

The View from Daniel Pike
as Ferret

Walt, King of the Dumper
as Barney
The Grass Widows
as Car Driver
Ireland, Mother Ireland
as Hercules

The Patriot Game
as Kimmage

Oh! What a Lovely War
as Irish Soldier

The Big Flame
as Docker

Please Sir!
as Mahon

Last Bus
as Bus Conductor
The Jazz Age
as Mooney

The Expert
as Davis

Poor Cow
as Photo Studio Guvnor
The Voices in the Park
as Heckler

The Lump
as Rooney

BBC Play of the Month
as Bishonkov

Londoners
as Crazy

The Wednesday Play
as Rooney

Bloomsday
as Bantam Lyons
Festival
as Bantam Lyons

Sparrows Can't Sing
as Barman

Cover Girl Killer
as Stagehand

The Cat Gang
as Banks

Captured

Dublin Nightmare
as Customer

Rooney
as Michael

The Steel Bayonet
as Cpl. Ames R.A.

The Girl in the Picture
as Jack Bates