Dick Purcell

Actor

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.

Born: August 6, 1905 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Died: April 10, 1944 (Age 38)

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Dick Purcell Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Draegerman Courage Movie	5.9	Actor	Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)	1937
Navy Blues Movie	6.2	Actor	Rusty Gibbs	1937
New Moon Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Alexander	1940
King of the Zombies Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	5.4	Actor	James 'Mac' McCarthy	1941
The Case of the Velvet Claws Movie	5.8	Actor	Crandal	1936
Man Hunt Movie	5.4	Actor	Skip McHenry	1936
The Old Homestead Movie		Actor	Scarf Lennin	1942
Accidents Will Happen Movie	5.8	Actor	Jim Faber	1938
High Explosive Movie	6.4	Actor	Dave	1943
The Bank Dick Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Mackley Q. Greene	1940
Bullets or Ballots Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Ed Driscoll	1936
Nancy Drew… Detective Movie	6.4	Actor	Keiffer	1938
Blackwell's Island Movie	5.8	Actor	Terry Walsh	1939
Times Square Playboy Movie	5.8	Actor	Wally Calhoun	1936
Mystery House Movie	5.3	Actor	Lance O'Leary	1938
Flight Command Movie	6.1	Actor	Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne	1940
Reveille with Beverly Movie	6.5	Actor	Andy Adams	1943
No Hands on the Clock Movie	5.8	Actor	Red Harris	1941
Over the Wall Movie	5.3	Actor	Ace Scanlon	1938
Arise, My Love Movie	6.6	Actor	Pinky O'Connor	1940
Phantom Killer Movie	5.2	Actor	Edward Clarkk	1942
The Mystery of the 13th Guest Movie	5.2	Actor	Johnny Smith	1943
Brides Are Like That Movie	5.4	Actor	Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)	1936
Men in Exile Movie	5.4	Actor	Jimmy Carmody	1937
Wine, Women and Horses Movie	5.3	Actor	George Mayhew	1937
Public Enemy's Wife Movie	5.7	Actor	Louie	1936
Missing Witnesses Movie	5.3	Actor	"Bull" Regan	1937
X Marks the Spot Movie	5	Actor	Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker	1942
Valley of the Giants Movie	6	Actor	Creel	1938
Penrod's Double Trouble Movie	6	Actor	Tex Boyden	1938
Melody for Two Movie	6.3	Actor	Mel Lynch	1937
King of Hockey Movie	5.4	Actor	Gabby Dugan	1936
Leave It to the Irish Movie	4.5	Actor	Pat Burke	1944
Trocadero Movie	5.4	Actor	Spike Nelson	1944
I Live on Danger Movie	5.9	Actor	Norm Thompson	1942
Irish Luck Movie	5.3	Actor	Steve Lanahan	1939
Follow the Fleet Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)	1936
Air Devils Movie	5	Actor	Percy 'Slats' Harrington	1938
Heroes in Blue Movie	5.5	Actor	Terry Murphy	1939
The Law in Her Hands Movie	5.5	Actor	Marty	1936
Timber Queen Movie	5.5	Actor	Milt Holmes	1944
Reported Missing Movie	6.6	Actor	Paul Wayne	1937
The Daredevil Drivers Movie	4.7	Actor	Bill Foster	1938
Bullets for O'Hara Movie	5.2	Actor	Wicks	1941
Garden of the Moon Movie	5.5	Actor	Rick Fulton	1938
Public Wedding Movie	5.6	Actor	Joe Taylor	1937
Jailbreak Movie	5.5	Actor	Ed Slayden	1936
Tough Kid Movie	6	Actor	'Red' Murphy	1938
Alcatraz Island Movie	5.5	Actor	David 'Harp' Santell	1937
The Pittsburgh Kid Movie	7.4	Actor	Cliff Halliday	1941
No Place for a Lady Movie	6.5	Actor	Randy Brooks	1943
Torpedo Boat Movie	7.4	Actor	Ralph Andrews	1942
Aerial Gunner Movie	5.3	Actor	Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine	1943
In Old California Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Joe Dawson	1942
Talent Scout Movie	5	Actor	Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)	1937
Flight Into Nowhere Movie	4.6	Actor	Bill Kellogg	1938
Freshman Love Movie	5.1	Actor	Radio Announcer (uncredited)	1936
The Captain's Kid Movie	6	Actor	George Chester	1936
Flying Blind Movie	4.5	Actor	Bob Fuller	1941
Broadway Musketeers Movie	5.7	Actor	Vince Morrell	1938
Idaho Movie	5.7	Actor	Duke Springer	1943
Ceiling Zero Movie	6.5	Actor	Smiley (as Dick Purcell)	1936
The Doorway to Hell Movie	6.3	Actor	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)	1930
Private Affairs Movie	5.9	Actor	Dick Cartwright	1940
Bengal Tiger Movie	4.9	Actor	Nick DeLargo	1936
Streets of New York Movie	6	Actor	T.P. 'Tap' Keenan	1939
Two in a Taxi Movie	6.6	Actor	Bill Gratton	1941
Snowed Under Movie	5.8	Actor	Bert (uncredited)	1936
Outside the Three-Mile Limit Movie	6.7	Actor	Agent Melvin Pierce	1940
Captain America Movie	5.4	Actor	Captain America / Grant Gardner	1944
Breakdowns of 1938 Short Film	6.9	Actor	Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)	1938
While America Sleeps Short Film	6.2	Actor	Dave Miller	1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Short Film	1.5	Actor	Dick Purcell	1939
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank Short Film	7	Actor	Tank Instructor	1943
Drunk Driving Short Film	6.3	Actor	John Jones	1939
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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