Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

🎂 6th August 1905 (120 yrs) 📍 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.

Dick Purcell

🎬 Movies Featuring Dick Purcell

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes (1989)

No Image

Leave It to the Irish (1944)

as Pat Burke
Trocadero

Trocadero (1944)

as Spike Nelson
Captain America

Captain America (1944)

as Captain America / Grant Gardner
Timber Queen

Timber Queen (1944)

as Milt Holmes
The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)

as Johnny Smith
High Explosive

High Explosive (1943)

as Dave
Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner (1943)

as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Idaho

Idaho (1943)

as Duke Springer
No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady (1943)

as Randy Brooks
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly (1943)

as Andy Adams
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank (1943)

as Tank Instructor
X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot (1942)

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer (1942)

as Edward Clarkk
The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead (1942)

as Scarf Lennin
I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger (1942)

as Norm Thompson
In Old California

In Old California (1942)

as Joe Dawson
Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat (1942)

as Ralph Andrews
No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock (1941)

as Red Harris
The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)

as Cliff Halliday
Flying Blind

Flying Blind (1941)

as Bob Fuller
Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara (1941)

as Wicks
Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi (1941)

as Bill Gratton
King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies (1941)

as James 'Mac' McCarthy
Flight Command

Flight Command (1940)

as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick (1940)

as Mackley Q. Greene
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love (1940)

as Pink
Private Affairs

Private Affairs (1940)

as Dick Cartwright
New Moon

New Moon (1940)

as Alexander
Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940)

as Agent Melvin Pierce
Heroes in Blue

Heroes in Blue (1939)

as Terry Murphy
Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving (1939)

as John Jones
Irish Luck

Irish Luck (1939)

as Steve Lanahan
While America Sleeps

While America Sleeps (1939)

as Dave Miller
Streets of New York

Streets of New York (1939)

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

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)

as Dick Purcell
Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island (1939)

as Terry Walsh
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)

as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tough Kid

Tough Kid (1938)

as 'Red' Murphy
Nancy Drew… Detective

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)

as Keiffer
Broadway Musketeers

Broadway Musketeers (1938)

as Vince Morrell
Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon (1938)

as Rick Fulton
Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants (1938)

as Creel
Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble (1938)

as Tex Boyden
Mystery House

Mystery House (1938)

as Lance O'Leary
Air Devils

Air Devils (1938)

as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere (1938)

as Bill Kellogg
Accidents Will Happen

Accidents Will Happen (1938)

as Jim Faber
Over the Wall

Over the Wall (1938)

as Ace Scanlon
The Daredevil Drivers

The Daredevil Drivers (1938)

as Bill Foster
Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses (1937)

as "Bull" Regan
Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island (1937)

as David 'Harp' Santell
Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses (1937)

as George Mayhew
Reported Missing

Reported Missing (1937)

as Paul Wayne
Talent Scout

Talent Scout (1937)

as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Public Wedding

Public Wedding (1937)

as Joe Taylor
Draegerman Courage

Draegerman Courage (1937)

as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Melody for Two

Melody for Two (1937)

as Mel Lynch
Men in Exile

Men in Exile (1937)

as Jimmy Carmody
Navy Blues

Navy Blues (1937)

as Rusty Gibbs
King of Hockey

King of Hockey (1936)

as Gabby Dugan
The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid (1936)

as George Chester
Jailbreak

Jailbreak (1936)

as Ed Slayden
Bengal Tiger

Bengal Tiger (1936)

as Nick DeLargo
Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife (1936)

as Louie
The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)

as Crandal
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

as Ed Driscoll
The Law in Her Hands

The Law in Her Hands (1936)

as Marty
Times Square Playboy

Times Square Playboy (1936)

as Wally Calhoun
Brides Are Like That

Brides Are Like That (1936)

as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Snowed Under

Snowed Under (1936)

as Bert (uncredited)
Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet (1936)

as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Man Hunt

Man Hunt (1936)

as Skip McHenry
Freshman Love

Freshman Love (1936)

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero (1936)

as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell (1930)

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)