People
Noel Purcell
Biography:
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 index finger due to a different accident while he was an apprentice carpenter, a feature which he... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The MacKintosh Man as O'Donovan | 1973-11-08 |
Flight of the Doves as Rabbi | 1971-04-02 |
The McKenzie Break as Ferry Captain | 1970-10-28 |
Where's Jack? as Leatherchest | 1969-04-01 |
Sinful Davey as Jock | 1969-02-10 |
The Violent Enemy as John Michael Leary | 1967-05-01 |
Arrivederci, Baby! as Capt. Daniel O'Flannery | 1966-12-28 |
Doctor in Clover as O'Malley | 1966-03-08 |
Lord Jim as Captain Chester | 1965-02-15 |
The Ceremony as Finigan | 1963-12-18 |
The Running Man as Miles Bleeker | 1963-10-01 |
The Iron Maiden as Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan | 1963-06-07 |
The List of Adrian Messenger as Countryman (uncredited) | 1963-05-23 |
Nurse on Wheels as Abel Worthy | 1963-01-03 |
Mutiny on the Bounty as Seaman William McCoy | 1962-11-08 |
Three Spare Wives as Sir Hubert | 1962-01-01 |
Johnny Nobody as Brother Timothy | 1961-10-01 |
Double Bunk as O'Malley | 1961-05-06 |
No Kidding as Tandy | 1960-11-01 |
Man in the Moon as Prosecutor | 1960-10-31 |
The Millionairess as Professor Merton | 1960-10-18 |
Watch Your Stern as Adm. Sir Humphrey Pettigrew | 1960-10-14 |
Make Mine Mink as Burglar | 1960-08-09 |
Tommy the Toreador as Captain | 1959-12-21 |
Ferry to Hong Kong as Joe Skinner | 1959-10-29 |
Shake Hands with the Devil as Liam O'Sullivan | 1959-06-24 |
Rockets Galore as Father James | 1958-10-19 |
The Key as Hotel Clerk | 1958-05-28 |
Rooney as Tim Hennessy | 1958-03-24 |
Merry Andrew as Matthew Larabee | 1958-03-20 |
The Rising of the Moon as Dan O'Flaherty (segment 'The Majesty of the Law') | 1957-08-10 |
Doctor at Large as Padre | 1957-03-26 |
Lust for Life as Anton Mauve | 1956-09-15 |
Moby Dick as Ship's Carpenter | 1956-06-27 |
Jacqueline as Mr. Owen, the Parson | 1956-06-04 |
Doctor at Sea as Corbie | 1955-07-12 |
Mad About Men as Percy | 1954-11-16 |
Svengali as Patrick O'Farrell | 1954-09-01 |
The Seekers as Paddy Clarke | 1954-06-22 |
Doctor in the House as Padre | 1954-03-23 |
Grand National Night as Philip Balfour | 1953-04-15 |
Decameron Nights as Father Francisco | 1953-01-13 |
The Pickwick Papers as Roker | 1952-11-14 |
The Crimson Pirate as Pablo Murphy | 1952-09-27 |
Father's Doing Fine as Shaughnessy | 1952-08-15 |
Appointment with Venus as Trawler Langley | 1951-10-08 |
Encore as Tom, Captain | 1951-06-11 |
Talk of a Million as Matty McGrath | 1951-03-12 |
No Resting Place as Guard Mannigan | 1951-01-12 |
Saints and Sinners as Flaherty | 1949-08-15 |
The Blue Lagoon as Paddy Button | 1949-03-01 |
Captain Boycott as Daniel McGinty | 1947-08-26 |
Odd Man Out as Tram Conductor (uncredited) | 1947-01-30 |
Ireland's Border Line as Garda Sergeant Hogan | 1938-04-28 |