Dick Purcell

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 6, 1905

died

April 10, 1944

place of birth

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

also known as

Richard Gerold Purcell Jr. · Richard Gerold Purcell · Richard G. Purcell · Richard Purcell

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

In Old California
5.3

In Old California

1942as Joe Dawson
Captain America
5.4

Captain America

1944as Captain America / Grant Gardner
Follow the Fleet
6.8

Follow the Fleet

1936as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
6.6

Bullets or Ballots

1936as Ed Driscoll
The Bank Dick
6.5

The Bank Dick

1940as Mackley Q. Greene
Valley of the Giants
6.7

Valley of the Giants

1938as Creel
Alcatraz Island
5.1

Alcatraz Island

1937as David 'Harp' Santell
New Moon
6.9

New Moon

1940as Alexander
No Hands on the Clock
5.6

No Hands on the Clock

1941as Red Harris
Irish Luck
6.4

Irish Luck

1939as Steve Lanahan
Public Wedding
6.0

Public Wedding

1937as Joe Taylor
Flight Command
5.9

Flight Command

1940as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Arise, My Love
6.3

Arise, My Love

1940as Pink
Breakdowns of 1938
5.8

Breakdowns of 1938

1938as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
5.0

Aerial Gunner

1943as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Reveille with Beverly
7.5

Reveille with Beverly

1943as Andy Adams
Bullets for O'Hara
5.0

Bullets for O'Hara

1941as Wicks
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
5.7

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943as Johnny Smith
Idaho
6.3

Idaho

1943as Duke Springer
Broadway Musketeers
4.4

Broadway Musketeers

1938as Vince Morrell
The Law in Her Hands
6.0

The Law in Her Hands

1936as Marty
X Marks the Spot
4.4

X Marks the Spot

1942as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Talent Scout
6.7

Talent Scout

1937as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Public Enemy's Wife
6.4

Public Enemy's Wife

1936as Louie
Over the Wall
5.7

Over the Wall

1938as Ace Scanlon
King of the Zombies
5.2

King of the Zombies

1941as James 'Mac' McCarthy
Times Square Playboy
4.8

Times Square Playboy

1936as Wally Calhoun
Nancy Drew… Detective
6.5

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938as Keiffer
Missing Witnesses
7.0

Missing Witnesses

1937as "Bull" Regan
Freshman Love
7.0

Freshman Love

1936as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Draegerman Courage
7.3

Draegerman Courage

1937as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Accidents Will Happen
6.3

Accidents Will Happen

1938as Jim Faber
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
5.7

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

1940as Agent Melvin Pierce
Garden of the Moon
6.8

Garden of the Moon

1938as Rick Fulton
Timber Queen
6.0

Timber Queen

1944as Milt Holmes
Man Hunt
10.0

Man Hunt

1936as Skip McHenry
Ceiling Zero
5.9

Ceiling Zero

1936as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Blackwell's Island
5.5

Blackwell's Island

1939as Terry Walsh
Private Affairs
7.0

Private Affairs

1940as Dick Cartwright
Drunk Driving
5.8

Drunk Driving

1939as John Jones
The Case of the Velvet Claws
7.2

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936as Crandal
Mystery House
4.8

Mystery House

1938as Lance O'Leary
King of Hockey
5.4

King of Hockey

1936as Gabby Dugan
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
4.0

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939as Dick Purcell
Brides Are Like That
6.1

Brides Are Like That

1936as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
No Place for a Lady
6.0

No Place for a Lady

1943as Randy Brooks
Snowed Under
7.4

Snowed Under

1936as Bert (uncredited)
The Pittsburgh Kid
7.0

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941as Cliff Halliday
High Explosive
6.3

High Explosive

1943as Dave
The Doorway to Hell
6.5

The Doorway to Hell

1930as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)