
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…
Known For
Moby Dick
Ship's Carpenter
Mutiny on the Bounty
Seaman William McCoy
Odd Man Out
Tram Conductor (uncredited)
Lust for Life
Anton Mauve
The Crimson Pirate
Pablo Murphy
Lord Jim
Captain Chester
The List of Adrian Messenger
Countryman (uncredited)
The MacKintosh Man
O'Donovan
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Filmography
Acting (61)
Movies (55)
The MacKintosh Man
1973as O'Donovan
Flight of the Doves
1971as Rabbi
The McKenzie Break
1970as Ferry Captain
Sinful Davey
1969as Jock
Where's Jack?
1969as Leatherchest
The Violent Enemy
1967as John Michael Leary
Arrivederci, Baby!
1966as Capt. Daniel O'Flannery
Doctor in Clover
1966as O'Malley
Lord Jim
1965as Captain Chester
The Ceremony
1963as Finigan
The Iron Maiden
1963as Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan
The List of Adrian Messenger
1963as Countryman (uncredited)
The Running Man
1963as Miles Bleeker
Nurse on Wheels
1963as Abel Worthy
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962as Seaman William McCoy
Three Spare Wives
1962as Sir Hubert
Johnny Nobody
1961as Brother Timothy
Double Bunk
1961as O'Malley
A Terrible Beauty
1960as Father Sheehy (uncredited)
Make Mine Mink
1960as Burglar
No Kidding
1960as Tandy
Man in the Moon
1960as Prosecutor
Watch Your Stern
1960as Adm. Sir Humphrey Pettigrew
The Millionairess
1960as Professor Merton
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959as Liam O'Sullivan
Ferry to Hong Kong
1959as Joe Skinner
Tommy the Toreador
1959as Captain
The Key
1958as Hotel Clerk
Merry Andrew
1958as Matthew Larabee
Rooney
1958as Tim Hennessy
Rockets Galore
1958as Father James
The Rising of the Moon
1957as Dan O'Flaherty (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Doctor at Large
1957as Padre
Moby Dick
1956as Ship's Carpenter
Lust for Life
1956as Anton Mauve
Jacqueline
1956as Mr. Owen, the Parson
Doctor at Sea
1955as Corble
Mad About Men
1954as Percy
Doctor in the House
1954as Padre (uncredited)
The Seekers
1954as Paddy Clarke
Svengali
1954as Patrick O'Farrell
Decameron Nights
1953as Father Francisco
Grand National Night
1953as Philip Balfour
The Pickwick Papers
1952as Roker
The Crimson Pirate
1952as Pablo Murphy
Father's Doing Fine
1952as Shaughnessy
No Resting Place
1951as Guard Mannigan
Appointment with Venus
1951as Trawler Langley
Encore
1951as Tom, Captain
Talk of a Million
1951as Matty McGrath
The Blue Lagoon
1949as Paddy Button
Saints and Sinners
1949as Flaherty
Odd Man Out
1947as Tram Conductor (uncredited)
Captain Boycott
1947as Daniel McGinty
Ireland's Border Line
1938as Garda Sergeant Hogan
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