Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Born:8/6/1905•Died:4/10/1944
Place of Birth: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.

Filmography

Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish

19443.5
Trocadero

Trocadero

19444.7
Captain America

Captain America

19445.5
Timber Queen

Timber Queen

19445.7
The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

19435.4
High Explosive

High Explosive

19435.7
Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner

19434.4
Idaho

Idaho

19435.7
No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

19436.0
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

19437.0
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

19436.0
X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

19423.8
Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer

19424.3
The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

19420.0
I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

19425.7
In Old California

In Old California

19425.1
Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

19426.0
No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock

19414.9
The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

19410.0
Flying Blind

Flying Blind

19412.7
Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara

19414.0
Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi

19410.0
King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

19415.2
Flight Command

Flight Command

19405.6
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

19406.5
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

19406.3
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

19400.0
New Moon

New Moon

19406.8
Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

19404.0
Heroes in Blue

Heroes in Blue

19394.0
Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving

19395.4
Irish Luck

Irish Luck

19395.8
While America Sleeps

While America Sleeps

19396.0
Streets of New York

Streets of New York

19394.8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

19394.0
Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

19395.0
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

19385.0
Tough Kid

Tough Kid

19386.0
Nancy Drew… Detective

Nancy Drew… Detective

19386.3
Broadway Musketeers

Broadway Musketeers

19384.3
Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

19385.8
Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

19386.0
Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble

19386.0
Mystery House

Mystery House

19384.9
Air Devils

Air Devils

19382.3
Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere

19384.0
Accidents Will Happen

Accidents Will Happen

19386.0
Over the Wall

Over the Wall

19385.0
The Daredevil Drivers

The Daredevil Drivers

19385.0
Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

19375.5
Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

19374.9
Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

19374.0
Reported Missing

Reported Missing

19370.0
Talent Scout

Talent Scout

19376.0
Public Wedding

Public Wedding

19375.7
Draegerman Courage

Draegerman Courage

19376.5
Melody for Two

Melody for Two

19370.0
Men in Exile

Men in Exile

19374.8
Navy Blues

Navy Blues

19375.0
King of Hockey

King of Hockey

19365.0
The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid

19366.0
Jailbreak

Jailbreak

19366.4
Bengal Tiger

Bengal Tiger

19364.5
Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

19365.8
The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws

19366.8
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

19366.6
The Law in Her Hands

The Law in Her Hands

19365.0
Times Square Playboy

Times Square Playboy

19364.8
Brides Are Like That

Brides Are Like That

19364.8
Snowed Under

Snowed Under

19367.0
Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

19366.8
Man Hunt

Man Hunt

19360.0
Freshman Love

Freshman Love

19366.0
Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero

19365.6
The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

19306.3