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Dick Purcell

Acting
1905-08-06
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
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 76 titles
Bullets or Ballots (1936) subtitle poster
Bullets or Ballots
1936 Movie
as Ed Driscoll
Subtitles In Old California (1942) subtitle poster
In Old California
1942 Movie
as Joe Dawson
Subtitles Captain America (1944) subtitle poster
Captain America
1944 Movie
as Captain America / Grant Gardner
Subtitles Valley of the Giants (1938) subtitle poster
Valley of the Giants
1938 Movie
as Creel
Subtitles Arise, My Love (1940) subtitle poster
Arise, My Love
1940 Movie
as Pink
Subtitles Reveille with Beverly (1943) subtitle poster
Reveille with Beverly
1943 Movie
as Andy Adams
Subtitles The Bank Dick (1940) subtitle poster
The Bank Dick
1940 Movie
as Mackley Q. Greene
Subtitles Jailbreak (1936) subtitle poster
Jailbreak
1936 Movie
as Ed Slayden
Subtitles Missing Witnesses (1937) subtitle poster
Missing Witnesses
1937 Movie
as "Bull" Regan
Subtitles Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) subtitle poster
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 Movie
as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Subtitles Over the Wall (1938) subtitle poster
Over the Wall
1938 Movie
as Ace Scanlon
Subtitles No Place for a Lady (1943) subtitle poster
No Place for a Lady
1943 Movie
as Randy Brooks
Subtitles Idaho (1943) subtitle poster
Idaho
1943 Movie
as Duke Springer
Subtitles Irish Luck (1939) subtitle poster
Irish Luck
1939 Movie
as Steve Lanahan
Subtitles Talent Scout (1937) subtitle poster
Talent Scout
1937 Movie
as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Subtitles Alcatraz Island (1937) subtitle poster
Alcatraz Island
1937 Movie
as David 'Harp' Santell
Subtitles Drunk Driving (1939) subtitle poster
Drunk Driving
1939 Movie
as John Jones
Subtitles Ceiling Zero (1936) subtitle poster
Ceiling Zero
1936 Movie
as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Subtitles Snowed Under (1936) subtitle poster
Snowed Under
1936 Movie
as Bert (uncredited)
Subtitles Man Hunt (1936) subtitle poster
Man Hunt
1936 Movie
as Skip McHenry
Subtitles Freshman Love (1936) subtitle poster
Freshman Love
1936 Movie
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Subtitles The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) subtitle poster
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 Movie
as Crandal
Subtitles Mystery House (1938) subtitle poster
Mystery House
1938 Movie
as Lance O'Leary
Subtitles New Moon (1940) subtitle poster
New Moon
1940 Movie
as Alexander
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