

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
Where's Jack?
as Leatherchest

Tommy the Toreador
as Captain

Ferry to Hong Kong
as Joe Skinner

Shake Hands with the Devil
as Liam O'Sullivan

Rockets Galore
as Father James

The Key
as Hotel Clerk

Merry Andrew
as Matthew Larabee

Rooney
as Tim Hennessy

The Rising of the Moon
as Dan O'Flaherty (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

Doctor at Large
as Padre

Lust for Life
as Anton Mauve

Moby Dick
as Ship's Carpenter

Jacqueline
as Mr. Owen, the Parson

Doctor at Sea
as Corble

Mad About Men
as Percy

Svengali
as Patrick O'Farrell

The Seekers
as Paddy Clarke

Doctor in the House
as Padre (uncredited)

Grand National Night
as Philip Balfour

Decameron Nights
as Father Francisco

The Pickwick Papers
as Roker

The Crimson Pirate
as Pablo Murphy

Father's Doing Fine
as Shaughnessy

Appointment with Venus
as Trawler Langley

Encore
as Tom, Captain

Talk of a Million
as Matty McGrath

No Resting Place
as Guard Mannigan