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Patrick Joseph Noel Purcell was a distinguished Irish actor of stage, screen and television. He appeared in the 1956 film Moby Dick and the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty.
Birth Name
Patrick Joseph Noel Purcell
Born
Sunday, 23 December 1900
Died
Sunday, 03 March 1985
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Irish R.M. | O'Reilly | 1983 |
| The MacKintosh Man | O'Donovan | 1973 |
| The Onedin Line | Hennessy | 1971 |
| Flight of the Doves | Rabbi | 1971 |
| The McKenzie Break | Ferry Captain | 1970 |
| Where's Jack? | Leatherchest | 1969 |
| Sinful Davey | Jock | 1969 |
| The Violent Enemy | John Michael Leary | 1967 |
| Arrivederci, Baby! | Capt. Daniel O'Flannery | 1966 |
| Carnaby, M.D. | O'Malley | 1966 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Irish R.M. | O'Reilly | 1983 |
| The MacKintosh Man | O'Donovan | 1973 |
| The Onedin Line | Hennessy | 1971 |
| Flight of the Doves | Rabbi | 1971 |
| The McKenzie Break | Ferry Captain | 1970 |
| Where's Jack? | Leatherchest | 1969 |
| Sinful Davey | Jock | 1969 |
| The Violent Enemy | John Michael Leary | 1967 |
| Arrivederci, Baby! | Capt. Daniel O'Flannery | 1966 |
| Carnaby, M.D. | O'Malley | 1966 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| I Spy | Fletcher | 1965 |
| Lord Jim | Captain Chester | 1965 |
| The Ceremony | Finigan | 1963 |
| The Running Man | Miles Bleeker | 1963 |
| The List of Adrian Messenger | Countryman | 1963 |
| Nurse on Wheels | Abel Worthy | 1963 |
| The Swingin' Maiden | Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan | 1963 |
| Mutiny on the Bounty | Seaman William McCoy | 1962 |
| The Saint | Brendan Cullin / Mike Kelly | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Alexander Craig | 1962 |
| Brothers in Law | Dominic Ford-O'Hara | 1962 |
| Three Spare Wives | Sir Hubert | 1962 |
| Johnny Nobody | Brother Timothy | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Meager | 1961 |
| Double Bunk | O'Malley | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Jonah Barnard | 1961 |
| Beware of Children | Tandy | 1960 |
| The 3 Worlds of Gulliver | Capt. Pritchard | 1960 |
| Man in the Moon | Prospector / Prosecutor | 1960 |
| The Millionairess | Professor / Professor Merton | 1960 |
| Make Mine Mink | Burglar | 1960 |
| Watch Your Stern | Adm. Sir Humphrey Pettigrew | 1960 |
| Tommy the Toreador | Captain | 1959 |
| Ferry to Hong Kong | Joe Skinner | 1959 |
| Shake Hands with the Devil | Liam O'Sullivan | 1959 |
| Mad Little Island | Father James | 1958 |
| The Key | Hotel Porter / Hotel Clerk | 1958 |
| Merry Andrew | Matthew Larabee | 1958 |
| Rooney | Tim Hennessy | 1958 |
| The Rising of the Moon | Dan O'Flaherty (1st Episode) / The Old Man | 1957 |
| Doctor at Large | The Padre - Bartender / Padre | 1957 |
| Emergency-Ward 10 | Dermot Flynn | 1957 |
| The Buccaneers | Pat | 1956 |
| Lust for Life | Anton Mauve | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Llian | 1956 |
| Moby Dick | Ship's Carpenter | 1956 |
| Jacqueline | Mr. Owen, the Parson / Mr. Owen | 1956 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Doctor at Sea | Corbie | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Thomas | 1955 |
| Mad About Men | Percy | 1954 |
| Svengali | Patrick O'Farrell / Patrick O'Ferrall | 1954 |
| Land of Fury | Paddy Clarke | 1954 |
| Doctor in the House | Padre / The Padre | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Francis Daly | 1953 |
| Wicked Wife | Philip Balfour | 1953 |
| Decameron Nights | Father Francisco | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Willie Hosmer | 1953 |
| The Pickwick Papers | Roker | 1952 |
| The Crimson Pirate | Pablo Murphy | 1952 |
| Father's Doing Fine | Shaughnessy | 1952 |
| Island Rescue | Trawler Langley | 1951 |
| Encore | Tom, Captain (segment "Winter Cruise") / Tom, Captain | 1951 |
| Talk of a Million | Matty McGrath | 1951 |
| No Resting Place | Garda Mannigan / Guard Mannigan | 1951 |
| Saints and Sinners | Flaherty | 1949 |
| The Blue Lagoon | Paddy Button | 1949 |
| Captain Boycott | Daniel McGinty | 1947 |
| Odd Man Out | Tram Conductor | 1947 |
| Ireland's Border Line | Garda Sergeant Hogan | 1939 |
| Knight Without Armor | First Train Driver Trying to Clear Track | 1937 |
| Jimmy Boy | 1936 |
