Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

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: Acting
Birthday: 1905-08-06
Place of Birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Also Known As: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard Purcell

Movies List of Dick Purcell

Image The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick (1940)

Image The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead (1942)

Image King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies (1941)

Image Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940)

Image Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

New Moon (1940)

Image Nancy Drew… Detective

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)

Image Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island (1939)

Image Times Square Playboy

Times Square Playboy (1936)

Image Horrible Horror

Horrible Horror (1986)

Image Mystery House

Mystery House (1938)

Image Flight Command

Flight Command (1940)

Image Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly (1943)

Image Captain America

Captain America (1944)

Image No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock (1941)

Image Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love (1940)

Image Over the Wall

Over the Wall (1938)

Image Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer (1942)

Image The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)

Image The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)

Image Brides Are Like That

Brides Are Like That (1936)

Image Men in Exile

Men in Exile (1937)

Image Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses (1937)

Image Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife (1936)

Image Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses (1937)

Image X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot (1942)

Image Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants (1938)

Image Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble (1938)

Image Melody for Two

Melody for Two (1937)

Image Accidents Will Happen

Accidents Will Happen (1938)

Image Navy Blues

Navy Blues (1937)

Image King of Hockey

King of Hockey (1936)

Image Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish (1944)

Image Trocadero

Trocadero (1944)

Image I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger (1942)

Image Irish Luck

Irish Luck (1939)

Image Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet (1936)

Image Air Devils

Air Devils (1938)

Image Heroes in Blue

Heroes in Blue (1939)

Image The Law in Her Hands

The Law in Her Hands (1936)

Image Timber Queen

Timber Queen (1944)

Image Reported Missing

Reported Missing (1937)

Image The Daredevil Drivers

The Daredevil Drivers (1938)

Image Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara (1941)

Image Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon (1938)

Image Public Wedding

Public Wedding (1937)

Image Jailbreak

Jailbreak (1936)

Man Hunt (1936)

Image Tough Kid

Tough Kid (1938)

Image Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island (1937)

Image The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)

Image No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady (1943)

Image Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat (1942)

Image Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner (1943)

Image In Old California

In Old California (1942)

Image Freshman Love

Freshman Love (1936)

Image Talent Scout

Talent Scout (1937)

Image Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere (1938)

Image The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid (1936)

Image Flying Blind

Flying Blind (1941)

Image Broadway Musketeers

Broadway Musketeers (1938)

Image Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving (1939)

Image While America Sleeps

While America Sleeps (1939)

Idaho (1943)

Image Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)

Image Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero (1936)

Image Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank (1943)

Image The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell (1930)

Image Private Affairs

Private Affairs (1940)

Image Bengal Tiger

Bengal Tiger (1936)

Image Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)

Image Streets of New York

Streets of New York (1939)

Image Draegerman Courage

Draegerman Courage (1937)

Image Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi (1941)

Image High Explosive

High Explosive (1943)

Image Snowed Under

Snowed Under (1936)