Acting • AGE 84
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 B...


The Irish R.M.
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

Arrivederci, Baby!
Capt. Daniel O'Flannery
1966

Doctor in Clover
O'Malley
1966

Lord Jim
Captain Chester
1965

The Ceremony
Finigan
1963

The Running Man
Miles Bleeker
1963

The Iron Maiden
Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan
1963

The List of Adrian Messenger
Countryman (uncredited)
1963

Nurse on Wheels
Abel Worthy
1963

Mutiny on the Bounty
Seaman William McCoy
1962

The Saint
Brendan Cullin
1962

Johnny Nobody
Brother Timothy
1961

Double Bunk
O'Malley
1961

The Avengers
Jonah Barnard
1961

No Kidding
Tandy
1960

Man in the Moon
Prosecutor
1960

The Millionairess
Professor Merton
1960

Watch Your Stern
Adm. Sir Humphrey Pettigrew
1960

Make Mine Mink
Burglar
1960

A Terrible Beauty
Father Sheehy (uncredited)
1960

Tommy the Toreador
Captain
1959

Ferry to Hong Kong
Joe Skinner
1959

Shake Hands with the Devil
Liam O'Sullivan
1959

Rockets Galore
Father James
1958

The Key
Hotel Clerk
1958

Merry Andrew
Matthew Larabee
1958

Rooney
Tim Hennessy
1958

The Rising of the Moon
Dan O'Flaherty (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
1957

Doctor at Large
Padre
1957

The Buccaneers
Pat
1956

Lust for Life
Anton Mauve
1956

Moby Dick
Ship's Carpenter
1956

Jacqueline
Mr. Owen, the Parson
1956

Doctor at Sea
Corble
1955

Mad About Men
Percy
1954

Svengali
Patrick O'Farrell
1954

The Seekers
Paddy Clarke
1954

Doctor in the House
Padre (uncredited)
1954

Grand National Night
Philip Balfour
1953

Decameron Nights
Father Francisco
1953

The Pickwick Papers
Roker
1952

The Crimson Pirate
Pablo Murphy
1952

Father's Doing Fine
Shaughnessy
1952

Appointment with Venus
Trawler Langley
1951

Encore
Tom, Captain
1951

Talk of a Million
Matty McGrath
1951

No Resting Place
Guard Mannigan
1951

Saints and Sinners
Flaherty
1949

The Blue Lagoon
Paddy Button
1949

Captain Boycott
Daniel McGinty
1947

Odd Man Out
Tram Conductor (uncredited)
1947

Ireland's Border Line
Garda Sergeant Hogan
1938