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Acting
Dick Purcell
Also known as: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard Purcell
Biography
Dick Purcell (born Richard Gerold Purcell, Jr.) was an American screen and stage actor. He is best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1944 film serial. The serial was released on February 5, and Purcell, age 38, died two months later, on 10 April 1944, the result of a fatal heart attack.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 6, 1905
Day of Death
April 10, 1944
Age at Death
38 years old
Place of Birth
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Popularity Score
0.6
Filmography
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989Movie
Captain America
Captain America / Grant Gardner
1944Movie
Leave It to the Irish
Pat Burke
1944Movie
Trocadero
Spike Nelson
1944Movie
Timber Queen
Milt Holmes
1944Movie
Reveille with Beverly
Andy Adams
1943Movie
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Johnny Smith
1943Movie
No Place for a Lady
Randy Brooks
1943Movie
Aerial Gunner
Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
1943Movie
Idaho
Duke Springer
1943Movie
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
Tank Instructor
1943Movie
High Explosive
Dave
1943Movie
The Old Homestead
Scarf Lennin
1942Movie
Phantom Killer
Edward Clarkk
1942Movie
X Marks the Spot
Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
1942Movie
I Live on Danger
Norm Thompson
1942Movie
Torpedo Boat
Ralph Andrews
1942Movie
In Old California
Joe Dawson
1942Movie
King of the Zombies
James 'Mac' McCarthy
1941Movie
No Hands on the Clock
Red Harris
1941Movie
Bullets for O'Hara
Wicks
1941Movie
The Pittsburgh Kid
Cliff Halliday
1941Movie
Flying Blind
Bob Fuller
1941Movie
Two in a Taxi
Bill Gratton
1941Movie
The Bank Dick
Mackley Q. Greene
1940Movie
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Agent Melvin Pierce
1940Movie
New Moon
Alexander
1940Movie
Flight Command
Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
1940Movie
Arise, My Love
Pink
1940Movie
Private Affairs
Dick Cartwright
1940Movie
Blackwell's Island
Terry Walsh
1939Movie
Irish Luck
Steve Lanahan
1939Movie
Heroes in Blue
Terry Murphy
1939Movie
While America Sleeps
Dave Miller
1939Movie
Drunk Driving
John Jones
1939Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Dick Purcell
1939Movie
Streets of New York
T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
1939Movie
Nancy Drew… Detective
Keiffer
1938Movie
Mystery House
Lance O'Leary
1938Movie
Over the Wall
Ace Scanlon
1938Movie
Valley of the Giants
Creel
1938Movie
Penrod's Double Trouble
Tex Boyden
1938Movie
Accidents Will Happen
Jim Faber
1938Movie
Air Devils
Percy 'Slats' Harrington
1938Movie
The Daredevil Drivers
Bill Foster
1938Movie
Garden of the Moon
Rick Fulton
1938Movie
Tough Kid
'Red' Murphy
1938Movie
Flight Into Nowhere
Bill Kellogg
1938Movie
Broadway Musketeers
Vince Morrell
1938Movie
Breakdowns of 1938
Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938Movie
Men in Exile
Jimmy Carmody
1937Movie
Wine, Women and Horses
George Mayhew
1937Movie
Missing Witnesses
"Bull" Regan
1937Movie
Melody for Two
Mel Lynch
1937Movie
Navy Blues
Rusty Gibbs
1937Movie
Reported Missing
Paul Wayne
1937Movie
Public Wedding
Joe Taylor
1937Movie
Alcatraz Island
David 'Harp' Santell
1937Movie
Talent Scout
Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
1937Movie
Draegerman Courage
Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
1937Movie
Bullets or Ballots
Ed Driscoll
1936Movie
Times Square Playboy
Wally Calhoun
1936Movie
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Crandal
1936Movie
Brides Are Like That
Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
1936Movie
Public Enemy's Wife
Louie
1936Movie
King of Hockey
Gabby Dugan
1936Movie
Follow the Fleet
Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
1936Movie
The Law in Her Hands
Marty
1936Movie
Jailbreak
Ed Slayden
1936Movie
Man Hunt
Skip McHenry
1936Movie
Freshman Love
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1936Movie
The Captain's Kid
George Chester
1936Movie
Ceiling Zero
Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
1936Movie
Bengal Tiger
Nick DeLargo
1936Movie
Snowed Under
Bert (uncredited)
1936Movie
The Doorway to Hell
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1930Movie