Dick Purcell
Acting
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.
Born: August 6, 1905 · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Filmography (25)
Trocadero
1944
Actor: Spike Nelson
Captain America
1944
Actor: Captain America / …
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
Actor: Johnny Smith
X Marks the Spot
1942
Actor: Police Lt. William…
I Live on Danger
1942
Actor: Norm Thompson
In Old California
1942
Actor: Joe Dawson
No Hands on the Clock
1941
Actor: Red Harris
King of the Zombies
1941
Actor: James 'Mac' McCart…
Flight Command
1940
Actor: Lieut. 'Stichy' Pa…
The Bank Dick
1940
Actor: Mackley Q. Greene
Arise, My Love
1940
Actor: Pink
New Moon
1940
Actor: Alexander
Heroes in Blue
1939
Actor: Terry Murphy
Drunk Driving
1939
Actor: John Jones
Streets of New York
1939
Actor: T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Blackwell's Island
1939
Actor: Terry Walsh
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
Actor: Keiffer
Mystery House
1938
Actor: Lance O'Leary
Alcatraz Island
1937
Actor: David 'Harp' Sante…
Men in Exile
1937
Actor: Jimmy Carmody
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
Actor: Louie
Bullets or Ballots
1936
Actor: Ed Driscoll
Follow the Fleet
1936
Actor: Lead Marine on Shi…
Ceiling Zero
1936
Actor: Smiley (as Dick Pu…
The Doorway to Hell
1930
Actor: Undetermined Secon…