Patrick Francis "Paddy" Joyce (31 May 1923 â€" 27 July 2000) was an
actor in film and television. He was born in Trieste, Italy. His
father was Frantisek Schaurek, a Czech banker who had stolen money
from the Živnostenská Bank in Trieste where he worked and committed
suicide in 1926. His mother was Eileen Schaurek (nee Joyce), the
sister of the author James Joyce. After his father's death, his mother
returned to Ireland with Joyce and his two elder sisters, Nora and
Bozena.Joyce appeared in nearly 90 film and television productions,
and played Tommy Deakin on the British soap opera Coronation Street
(1968â€"74). In his later years he also played John Royle in another
long-running British soap opera, EastEnders (1990â€"91, 1993).His
other credits date back to the 1950s, his screen debut being in the
1953 film The Cruel Sea, although his role in the film was
unaccredited. Throughout the 1950s he appeared in films including The
Girl in the Picture, The Steel Bayonet, Dublin Nightmare and Cover
Girl Killer. In the 1960s his television roles began to become more
and more frequent with appearances in shows including The Adventures
of Robin Hood, No Hiding Place and The Revenue Men.After he had
completed his role in Coronation Street, Joyce had become widely
recognised within the United Kingdom. In 1973, he appeared in two
episodes of Crown Court and the film version of Never Mind the Quality
Feel the Width; and between 1964 and 1976 he appeared in many
different roles in the police procedural drama Z-Cars.
actor in film and television. He was born in Trieste, Italy. His
father was Frantisek Schaurek, a Czech banker who had stolen money
from the Živnostenská Bank in Trieste where he worked and committed
suicide in 1926. His mother was Eileen Schaurek (nee Joyce), the
sister of the author James Joyce. After his father's death, his mother
returned to Ireland with Joyce and his two elder sisters, Nora and
Bozena.Joyce appeared in nearly 90 film and television productions,
and played Tommy Deakin on the British soap opera Coronation Street
(1968â€"74). In his later years he also played John Royle in another
long-running British soap opera, EastEnders (1990â€"91, 1993).His
other credits date back to the 1950s, his screen debut being in the
1953 film The Cruel Sea, although his role in the film was
unaccredited. Throughout the 1950s he appeared in films including The
Girl in the Picture, The Steel Bayonet, Dublin Nightmare and Cover
Girl Killer. In the 1960s his television roles began to become more
and more frequent with appearances in shows including The Adventures
of Robin Hood, No Hiding Place and The Revenue Men.After he had
completed his role in Coronation Street, Joyce had become widely
recognised within the United Kingdom. In 1973, he appeared in two
episodes of Crown Court and the film version of Never Mind the Quality
Feel the Width; and between 1964 and 1976 he appeared in many
different roles in the police procedural drama Z-Cars.
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