Dick Purcell
Acting

Dick Purcell

Born 1905-08-06 · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · Died 1944-04-10

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.

Cast

Known for

In Old California★ 5.2Viewing moment
In Old California
1942
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8Viewing moment
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
Follow the Fleet★ 6.9Viewing moment
Follow the Fleet
1936
Breakdowns of 1938★ 5Viewing moment
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
The Bank Dick★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Bank Dick
1940
Bullets or Ballots★ 6.6Viewing moment
Bullets or Ballots
1936
Men in Exile★ 5.7Viewing moment
Men in Exile
1937
Captain America★ 6.1Viewing moment
Captain America
1944
Arise, My Love★ 6.1Viewing moment
Arise, My Love
1940
Blackwell's Island★ 5.4Viewing moment
Blackwell's Island
1939
Aerial Gunner★ 4.4Viewing moment
Aerial Gunner
1943
King of the Zombies★ 5.2Viewing moment
King of the Zombies
1941
Ceiling Zero★ 5.6Viewing moment
Ceiling Zero
1936
Heroes in Blue★ 4Viewing moment
Heroes in Blue
1939
Wine, Women and Horses★ 4Viewing moment
Wine, Women and Horses
1937
Streets of New York★ 5.7Viewing moment
Streets of New York
1939
No Hands on the Clock★ 4.9Viewing moment
No Hands on the Clock
1941
X Marks the Spot★ 3.6Viewing moment
X Marks the Spot
1942
The Doorway to Hell★ 6.1Viewing moment
The Doorway to Hell
1930
Timber Queen★ 5.5Viewing moment
Timber Queen
1944
Over the Wall★ 4Viewing moment
Over the Wall
1938
Accidents Will Happen★ 6Viewing moment
Accidents Will Happen
1938
The Mystery of the 13th Guest★ 5.6Viewing moment
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
Flight Command★ 5.3Viewing moment
Flight Command
1940
Public Enemy's Wife★ 5.9Viewing moment
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
The Pittsburgh KidViewing moment
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
The Case of the Velvet Claws★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
Snowed Under★ 7Viewing moment
Snowed Under
1936
King of Hockey★ 4.7Viewing moment
King of Hockey
1936
Idaho★ 5.7Viewing moment
Idaho
1943
Flight Into Nowhere★ 4Viewing moment
Flight Into Nowhere
1938
Broadway Musketeers★ 6Viewing moment
Broadway Musketeers
1938
Talent Scout★ 7Viewing moment
Talent Scout
1937
Bullets for O'Hara★ 4Viewing moment
Bullets for O'Hara
1941
Missing Witnesses★ 5.5Viewing moment
Missing Witnesses
1937
No Place for a LadyViewing moment
No Place for a Lady
1943
Alcatraz Island★ 4.8Viewing moment
Alcatraz Island
1937
New Moon★ 7.2Viewing moment
New Moon
1940
The Old HomesteadViewing moment
The Old Homestead
1942
Nancy Drew… Detective★ 6.4Viewing moment
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938

Frequent collaborators

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