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Birth name Patrick Francis Joyce
Birth 31 may 1923
Death 27 july 2000 (at 77 years)

Patrick Francis Joyce (31 May 1923 — 27 July 2000) was a British actor of film and television productions. He was born in Trieste, Italy to Irish parents and moved to the United Kingdom as a child.

He appeared in nearly 90 film and television productions, and played Tommy Deakin on the British soap opera Coronation Street (1968–74). In his later years he also played John Royle in another long-running British soap opera EastEnders (1990–91, 1993).

However, his various other credits date back to the 1950s, with 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 various cinematic films including The Girl in the Picture, The Steel Bayonet, Dublin Nightmare and Cover Girl Killer. It was in the 1960s however that his television credits 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 recognized 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.

In the 1980s he appeared in television shows including Minder, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and The Bill, before being landed in the role of John Royle on EastEnders. His final credited performance was in the 1999 film Alice in Wonderland.

He died in London on 27 July 2000, aged 77 years.

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Filmography of Paddy Joyce (19 films)

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Alice in Wonderland, 2h9
Directed by Nick Willing
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Films based on Alice in Wonderland, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Tina Majorino, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Whoopi Goldberg, Simon Russell Beale, Robbie Coltrane
Roles Bill The Gardener
Rating62% 3.149763.149763.149763.149763.14976
The film follows the storyline of the book closely, save for adding some scenes from Through the Looking-Glass. It also changes the opening real world scene from Alice and her sister sitting at a riverbank to Alice in her bedroom, reluctantly practicing the song "Cherry Ripe", which she is expected to perform at a garden party. (The party guests are played by the same actors as the Wonderland characters, and are shown as resembling them in appearance and personality, in a similar manner to the MGM version of The Wizard of Oz. The toys in Alice's room also reflect the residents of Wonderland). Thanks to stage fright, and constant nagging from her confident music teacher, Alice runs out of the house and hides herself in the woods nearby until the party has ended. However, an apple floats down from the tree and seems to hover in Alice's face. She is suddenly distracted by a human-sized White Rabbit (voiced by Richard Coombs) rushing by. Curious, Alice follows the White Rabbit, falling down his rabbit hole and ending up in Wonderland.
Erik the Viking, 1h19
Directed by Terry Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Films based on mythology, Transport films, Films set in the Viking Age, Films based on Norse mythology
Actors Tim Robbins, Freddie Jones, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Eartha Kitt, Mickey Rooney
Roles Prisoner
Rating60% 3.047943.047943.047943.047943.04794
The film is based largely upon Norse mythology. In the film's opening scene Erik (Tim Robbins), a young Viking, discovers that he has no taste for rape and pillage, and suffers guilt over the death of Helga (Samantha Bond), an innocent woman.
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, 1h50
Directed by Jack Clayton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Wendy Hiller, Ian McNeice, Prunella Scales, Rudi Davies
Roles Drunk in Pub
Rating69% 3.491543.491543.491543.491543.49154
Judith Hearne, un professeur de piano timide, tombe amoureuse de l'un des ses élèves, l'entrepreneur James Madden. Mais celui-ci, dans le besoin, décide de jouer le jeu de l'amour pour récupérer l'argent de Judith...
The Chain
The Chain (1984)
, 1h40
Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Denis Lawson, Phyllis Logan, Maurice Denham, Nigel Hawthorne, David Troughton, Anna Massey
Roles Carpet Layer
Rating68% 3.4370153.4370153.4370153.4370153.437015
The Chain tells the story of seven households that comprise a circular property chain, and various moving company employees who are tasked with assisting each household in their move. It follows the trials and tribulations, from trivial to profound, each household and mover (who are each guilty of one of the seven deadly sins) endures during the moving process.
Britannia Hospital, 1h56
Directed by Lindsay Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Malcolm McDowell, Leonard Rossiter, Fulton Mackay, Joan Plowright, John Moffatt, Robin Askwith
Roles Feeney: The Workers
Rating62% 3.101353.101353.101353.101353.10135
A new wing at Britannia Hospital is to be opened, and the Queen Mother – referred to as HRH – is due to arrive. The administrator of the hospital, Potter (Leonard Rossiter), is confronted with demonstrators protesting against an African dictator who is a VIP patient, striking ancillary workers (opposed to the exotic gastronomic demands of the hospital's private patients) and a less-than-cooperative Professor Millar (Graham Crowden), the head of the new wing. Rather than cancel the royal visit, Potter decides to go out and reason with the protestors. He strikes a deal with the protest leader — the private patients of Britannia Hospital are to be ejected and, in return, the protestors allow a number of ambulances into the hospital. However, unbeknown to the protestors, these ambulances actually contain the Queen Mother and her entourage.
S.O.S. Titanic, 2h24
Directed by William Hale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Transport films, RMS Titanic in fiction, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors David Janssen, Cloris Leachman, Susan Saint James, David Warner, Ian Holm, Helen Mirren
Roles Irish Priest (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.0971053.0971053.0971053.0971053.097105
Le Titanic quitte Southampton le 10 avril 1912. Le film suit différents passagers que sont, en première classe John Jacob Astor et son épouse ainsi que le couple Marvin, en voyage de noces. En deuxième, le film suit Lawrence Beesley, ensuite auteur d'un ouvrage sur le naufrage. En troisième classe, l'histoire se focalise sur un groupe d'émigrants irlandais.
Queen Kong
Queen Kong (1976)
, 1h27
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about apes, King Kong films, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Robin Askwith, Rula Lenska, Valerie Leon, Roger Hammond, Linda Hayden, John Clive
Roles Man in Aeroplane (uncredited)
Rating33% 1.683011.683011.683011.683011.68301
Dans un monde où la femme est le sexe fort, une réalisatrice monte une expédition dans une région reculée d'Afrique pour tourner un film qui fera date dans l'histoire du cinéma, embarquant au passage un jeune homme quelque peu paumé pour en faire sa vedette. Arrivés sur place, les Européens s'aperçoivent que l'endroit est fréquenté par des animaux extraordinaires, dont un singe femelle de dimensions inusitées...
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width, 1h28
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors John Bluthal, Joe Lynch, David Kelly, Eddie Byrne, Ivor Dean, Anne Beach
Roles Riley
Rating64% 3.2125653.2125653.2125653.2125653.212565
In the course of the film, Manny and Patrick hire a sexy new assistant Rita, seriously fall out after a gambling incident, experience woman trouble, find themselves burgled, and eventually end up on holiday in Rome after posing as priests.
Oh! What a Lovely War, 2h24
Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Phyllis Calvert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Colin Farrell, John Clements, John Gielgud
Roles Irish Soldier
Rating69% 3.495173.495173.495173.495173.49517
Oh! What A Lovely War summarises and comments on the events of World War I using popular songs of the time, many of which were parodies of older popular songs, and using allegorical settings such as Brighton's West Pier to criticise the manner in which the eventual victory was won.
Poor Cow
Poor Cow (1967)
, 1h41
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Terence Stamp, Neve McIntosh, Carol White (actrice anglaise), John Bindon, Queenie Watts, Kate Williams
Roles Photo Studio Guvnor
Rating67% 3.3942553.3942553.3942553.3942553.394255
18-year-old Joy starts her catalogue of bad choices by running away from home with Tom. They marry and have a son, Johnny. When Tom, a thief who mentally and physically abuses Joy, is jailed for four years after attempting a big robbery, she is left on her own with their son.
Cover Girl Killer
Genres Crime
Actors Harry H. Corbett, Victor Brooks, Charles Lloyd-Pack, Alan Edwards, Paddy Joyce
Roles Stagehand
Rating58% 2.947872.947872.947872.947872.94787
A maniac kills a number of cover girl models.
The Steel Bayonet, 1h25
Directed by Michael Carreras
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films, Le désert, Guerre du désert
Actors Leo Genn, Kieron Moore, Michael Medwin, Robert Brown, Michael Caine, Michael Ripper
Roles Cpl. Ames R.A.
Rating60% 3.046383.046383.046383.046383.04638
Tunisia 1943 As the end of the North African Campaign draws to a close, and the German and Italian forces are being pushed back on Tunis. A company of British Infantry are tasked with holding a small Arab farm against an expected last-ditch counter-attack; the farm's water tower will be used as an observation point by a few Royal Artillery spotters. To defend the farm British Lt. Colonel Derry picks a company led by Major Alan Gerrard; these men have been in the thick of the fighting around Tunis and are greatly reduced in number (described by the narrator as down to barely two platoons). So Gerrard's company set out on foot for the farm; on the way they are joined by Captain Dickie Mead and his signaller, Ames. Arriving at the farm, Gerrard's men chase out the occupants and dig slit trenches out in front of the farm. With the water tower and its ladder in clear view, Mead decides to wait until just before dawn to climb the tower while it is still dark. The next day Mead uses the his position to target the artillery onto the German forces, all is going well until the Germans send out a reconnaissance patrol to pin point the observation post, which Gerrard's men dispose of. With the Germans sure of their position, it becomes a test of nerve for Gerrard's men, seasoned troops and new boys alike. All of them stick it out until they are finally ordered to retreat with their job done. Mead decides to stay behind and cover their escape with artillery fire, leading to the death of Sergeant Major Gill and Private Middleditch. And when Mead finally succumbs to German fire, only the wounded Gerrard is left. With the Germans in the farm and his surviving men well on their way to safety, the mortally wounded Gerrard radios for the artillery to totally destroy the farm, killing Gerrard and the Germans' last chance at the same time.