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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
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941) subtitle poster
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 Movie
as Cliff Halliday
Subtitles Two in a Taxi (1941) subtitle poster
Two in a Taxi
1941 Movie
as Bill Gratton
Subtitles Streets of New York (1939) subtitle poster
Streets of New York
1939 Movie
as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Subtitles King of Hockey (1936) subtitle poster
King of Hockey
1936 Movie
as Gabby Dugan
Subtitles Phantom Killer (1942) subtitle poster
Phantom Killer
1942 Movie
as Edward Clarkk
Subtitles The Doorway to Hell (1930) subtitle poster
The Doorway to Hell
1930 Movie
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Subtitles Heroes in Blue (1939) subtitle poster
Heroes in Blue
1939 Movie
as Terry Murphy
Subtitles Bengal Tiger (1936) subtitle poster
Bengal Tiger
1936 Movie
as Nick DeLargo
Subtitles Air Devils (1938) subtitle poster
Air Devils
1938 Movie
as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Subtitles Flight Command (1940) subtitle poster
Flight Command
1940 Movie
as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Subtitles Times Square Playboy (1936) subtitle poster
Times Square Playboy
1936 Movie
as Wally Calhoun
Subtitles The Captain's Kid (1936) subtitle poster
The Captain's Kid
1936 Movie
as George Chester
Subtitles Trocadero (1944) subtitle poster
Trocadero
1944 Movie
as Spike Nelson
Subtitles High Explosive (1943) subtitle poster
High Explosive
1943 Movie
as Dave
Subtitles Flight Into Nowhere (1938) subtitle poster
Flight Into Nowhere
1938 Movie
as Bill Kellogg
Subtitles The Law in Her Hands (1936) subtitle poster
The Law in Her Hands
1936 Movie
as Marty
Subtitles Accidents Will Happen (1938) subtitle poster
Accidents Will Happen
1938 Movie
as Jim Faber
Subtitles Navy Blues (1937) subtitle poster
Navy Blues
1937 Movie
as Rusty Gibbs
Subtitles Penrod's Double Trouble (1938) subtitle poster
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938 Movie
as Tex Boyden
Subtitles Melody for Two (1937) subtitle poster
Melody for Two
1937 Movie
as Mel Lynch
Subtitles Torpedo Boat (1942) subtitle poster
Torpedo Boat
1942 Movie
as Ralph Andrews
Subtitles Brides Are Like That (1936) subtitle poster
Brides Are Like That
1936 Movie
as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Subtitles Tough Kid (1938) subtitle poster
Tough Kid
1938 Movie
as 'Red' Murphy
Subtitles Leave It to the Irish (1944) subtitle poster
Leave It to the Irish
1944 Movie
as Pat Burke
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