About
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 exploited for dramatic effect in the film Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). Purcell began his show business career at the age of 12 in Dublin's Gaiety Theatre. Later, he toured Ireland in a vaudeville act...
Known for
The AvengersSeries • 1961
The SaintSeries • 1962
The Onedin LineSeries • 1971
The BuccaneersSeries • 1956
The Adventures of Sir LancelotSeries • 1956
The Irish R.M.Series • 1983
Moby DickMovie • 1956
Mutiny on the BountyMovie • 1962
Lust for LifeMovie • 1956
The Crimson PirateMovie • 1952
Lord JimMovie • 1965
Odd Man OutMovie • 1947
The MacKintosh ManMovie • 1973
The Running ManMovie • 1963
The List of Adrian MessengerMovie • 1963
Arrivederci, Baby!Movie • 1966
Doctor at SeaMovie • 1955
The KeyMovie • 1958
The MillionairessMovie • 1960
Shake Hands with the DevilMovie • 1959
The Rising of the MoonMovie • 1957
The McKenzie BreakMovie • 1970
Doctor in the HouseMovie • 1954
Doctor at LargeMovie • 1957