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Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Acting August 6, 1905 (38 years old) April 10, 1944 Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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.

Movies 76

Captain America 5.3

Captain America

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

1944
King of the Zombies 5.2

King of the Zombies

as James 'Mac' McCarthy

1941
The Bank Dick 6.6

The Bank Dick

as Mackley Q. Greene

1940
Arise, My Love 6.5

Arise, My Love

as Pink

1940
Bullets or Ballots 6.6

Bullets or Ballots

as Ed Driscoll

1936
Breakdowns of 1938 5.8

Breakdowns of 1938

as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938
In Old California 5.3

In Old California

as Joe Dawson

1942
Tough Kid 6.5

Tough Kid

as 'Red' Murphy

1938
Follow the Fleet 6.9

Follow the Fleet

as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

1936
Valley of the Giants 6.7

Valley of the Giants

as Creel

1938
Leave It to the Irish 4.4

Leave It to the Irish

as Pat Burke

1944
The Law in Her Hands 6.0

The Law in Her Hands

as Marty

1936
No Hands on the Clock 5.6

No Hands on the Clock

as Red Harris

1941
The Doorway to Hell 6.5

The Doorway to Hell

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

1930
X Marks the Spot 4.5

X Marks the Spot

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

1942
The Case of the Velvet Claws 6.9

The Case of the Velvet Claws

as Crandal

1936
Blackwell's Island 5.5

Blackwell's Island

as Terry Walsh

1939
Freshman Love 7.0

Freshman Love

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

1936
New Moon 6.9

New Moon

as Alexander

1940
Jailbreak 6.7

Jailbreak

as Ed Slayden

1936
Streets of New York 5.4

Streets of New York

as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan

1939
Nancy Drew… Detective 6.5

Nancy Drew… Detective

as Keiffer

1938
Garden of the Moon 6.7

Garden of the Moon

as Rick Fulton

1938
The Mystery of the 13th Guest 5.7

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as Johnny Smith

1943
The Captain's Kid 6.7

The Captain's Kid

as George Chester

1936
Outside the Three-Mile Limit 5.7

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

as Agent Melvin Pierce

1940
Melody for Two 7.0

Melody for Two

as Mel Lynch

1937
Bullets for O'Hara 5.0

Bullets for O'Hara

as Wicks

1941
No Place for a Lady 6.0

No Place for a Lady

as Randy Brooks

1943
The Pittsburgh Kid 7.0

The Pittsburgh Kid

as Cliff Halliday

1941
Brides Are Like That 6.1

Brides Are Like That

as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)

1936
Snowed Under 7.4

Snowed Under

as Bert (uncredited)

1936
Navy Blues 6.0

Navy Blues

as Rusty Gibbs

1937
Penrod's Double Trouble 7.5

Penrod's Double Trouble

as Tex Boyden

1938
Aerial Gunner 5.0

Aerial Gunner

as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

1943
Men in Exile 5.0

Men in Exile

as Jimmy Carmody

1937
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 4.0

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

as Dick Purcell

1939
I Live on Danger 6.1

I Live on Danger

as Norm Thompson

1942
Mystery House 4.8

Mystery House

as Lance O'Leary

1938
Reveille with Beverly 7.3

Reveille with Beverly

as Andy Adams

1943
Alcatraz Island 5.1

Alcatraz Island

as David 'Harp' Santell

1937
The Daredevil Drivers 6.0

The Daredevil Drivers

as Bill Foster

1938
Over the Wall 5.7

Over the Wall

as Ace Scanlon

1938
Flight Command 5.9

Flight Command

as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

1940
Wine, Women and Horses 5.2

Wine, Women and Horses

as George Mayhew

1937
Idaho 6.2

Idaho

as Duke Springer

1943
Public Enemy's Wife 6.4

Public Enemy's Wife

as Louie

1936
Draegerman Courage 7.3

Draegerman Courage

as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)

1937
Timber Queen 6.0

Timber Queen

as Milt Holmes

1944
Irish Luck 6.4

Irish Luck

as Steve Lanahan

1939
King of Hockey 5.4

King of Hockey

as Gabby Dugan

1936
The Old Homestead 8.0

The Old Homestead

as Scarf Lennin

1942
Missing Witnesses 7.0

Missing Witnesses

as "Bull" Regan

1937
Two in a Taxi 8.0

Two in a Taxi

as Bill Gratton

1941
Accidents Will Happen 6.2

Accidents Will Happen

as Jim Faber

1938
Man Hunt 10.0

Man Hunt

as Skip McHenry

1936
Ceiling Zero 5.9

Ceiling Zero

as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)

1936
Talent Scout 6.7

Talent Scout

as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

1937
Broadway Musketeers 4.4

Broadway Musketeers

as Vince Morrell

1938
Public Wedding 6.0

Public Wedding

as Joe Taylor

1937
Reported Missing 10.0

Reported Missing

as Paul Wayne

1937
Heroes in Blue 4.6

Heroes in Blue

as Terry Murphy

1939
Times Square Playboy 4.8

Times Square Playboy

as Wally Calhoun

1936
Flying Blind 4.6

Flying Blind

as Bob Fuller

1941
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes 8.0

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989
Private Affairs 7.0

Private Affairs

as Dick Cartwright

1940
Drunk Driving 5.8

Drunk Driving

as John Jones

1939
While America Sleeps 6.7

While America Sleeps

as Dave Miller

1939
Trocadero 5.1

Trocadero

as Spike Nelson

1944
Bengal Tiger 4.8

Bengal Tiger

as Nick DeLargo

1936
Torpedo Boat 7.5

Torpedo Boat

as Ralph Andrews

1942
Phantom Killer 5.2

Phantom Killer

as Edward Clarkk

1942
Air Devils 4.2

Air Devils

as Percy 'Slats' Harrington

1938
High Explosive 6.2

High Explosive

as Dave

1943
Flight Into Nowhere 5.3

Flight Into Nowhere

as Bill Kellogg

1938
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank 6.0

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

as Tank Instructor

1943

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