Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Acting

Born:
1905-08-06
Died:
1944-04-10
Place of birth:
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.

Known For

Filmography

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

8.01989
Movie
Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish

4.41944Pat Burke
Movie
Trocadero

Trocadero

5.11944Spike Nelson
Movie
Captain America

Captain America

5.31944Captain America / Grant Gardner
Movie
Timber Queen

Timber Queen

6.01944Milt Holmes
Movie
The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

5.71943Johnny Smith
Movie
High Explosive

High Explosive

6.21943Dave
Movie
Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner

5.01943Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Movie
Idaho

Idaho

6.21943Duke Springer
Movie
No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

6.01943Randy Brooks
Movie
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

7.31943Andy Adams
Movie
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

6.01943Tank Instructor
Movie
X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

4.51942Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Movie
Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer

5.21942Edward Clarkk
Movie
The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

8.01942Scarf Lennin
Movie
I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

6.11942Norm Thompson
Movie
In Old California

In Old California

5.31942Joe Dawson
Movie
Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

7.51942Ralph Andrews
Movie
No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock

5.61941Red Harris
Movie
The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

7.01941Cliff Halliday
Movie
Flying Blind

Flying Blind

4.61941Bob Fuller
Movie
Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara

5.01941Wicks
Movie
Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi

8.01941Bill Gratton
Movie
King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

5.21941James 'Mac' McCarthy
Movie
Flight Command

Flight Command

5.91940Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Movie
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

6.61940Mackley Q. Greene
Movie
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

6.51940Pink
Movie
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

7.01940Dick Cartwright
Movie
New Moon

New Moon

6.91940Alexander
Movie
Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

5.71940Agent Melvin Pierce
Movie
Heroes in Blue

Heroes in Blue

4.61939Terry Murphy
Movie
Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving

5.81939John Jones
Movie
Irish Luck

Irish Luck

6.41939Steve Lanahan
Movie
While America Sleeps

While America Sleeps

6.71939Dave Miller
Movie
Streets of New York

Streets of New York

5.41939T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

4.01939Dick Purcell
Movie
Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

5.51939Terry Walsh
Movie
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

5.81938Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
Tough Kid

Tough Kid

6.51938'Red' Murphy
Movie
Nancy Drew… Detective

Nancy Drew… Detective

6.51938Keiffer
Movie
Broadway Musketeers

Broadway Musketeers

4.41938Vince Morrell
Movie
Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

6.71938Rick Fulton
Movie
Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

6.71938Creel
Movie
Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble

7.51938Tex Boyden
Movie
Mystery House

Mystery House

4.81938Lance O'Leary
Movie
Air Devils

Air Devils

4.21938Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Movie
Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere

5.31938Bill Kellogg
Movie
Accidents Will Happen

Accidents Will Happen

6.21938Jim Faber
Movie
Over the Wall

Over the Wall

5.71938Ace Scanlon
Movie
The Daredevil Drivers

The Daredevil Drivers

6.01938Bill Foster
Movie
Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

7.01937"Bull" Regan
Movie
Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

5.11937David 'Harp' Santell
Movie
Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

5.21937George Mayhew
Movie
Reported Missing

Reported Missing

10.01937Paul Wayne
Movie
Talent Scout

Talent Scout

6.71937Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
Public Wedding

Public Wedding

6.01937Joe Taylor
Movie
Draegerman Courage

Draegerman Courage

7.31937Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Movie
Melody for Two

Melody for Two

7.01937Mel Lynch
Movie
Men in Exile

Men in Exile

5.01937Jimmy Carmody
Movie
Navy Blues

Navy Blues

6.01937Rusty Gibbs
Movie