- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 6, 1905
- Place of Birth
- Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
- Died
- April 10, 1944
Dick Purcell
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
movieBatman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
movieLeave It to the Irish
1944 · Pat Burke
movieTrocadero
1944 · Spike Nelson
movieCaptain America
1944 · Captain America / Grant Gardner
movieTimber Queen
1944 · Milt Holmes
movieThe Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 · Johnny Smith
movieHigh Explosive
1943 · Dave
movieAerial Gunner
1943 · Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
movieIdaho
1943 · Duke Springer
movieNo Place for a Lady
1943 · Randy Brooks
movieReveille with Beverly
1943 · Andy Adams
movieFighting Men: Crack That Tank
1943 · Tank Instructor
movieX Marks the Spot
1942 · Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
moviePhantom Killer
1942 · Edward Clarkk
movieThe Old Homestead
1942 · Scarf Lennin
movieI Live on Danger
1942 · Norm Thompson
movieIn Old California
1942 · Joe Dawson
movieTorpedo Boat
1942 · Ralph Andrews
movieNo Hands on the Clock
1941 · Red Harris
movieThe Pittsburgh Kid
1941 · Cliff Halliday
movieFlying Blind
1941 · Bob Fuller
movieBullets for O'Hara
1941 · Wicks
movieTwo in a Taxi
1941 · Bill Gratton
movieKing of the Zombies
1941 · James 'Mac' McCarthy
movieFlight Command
1940 · Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
movieThe Bank Dick
1940 · Mackley Q. Greene
movieArise, My Love
1940 · Pink
moviePrivate Affairs
1940 · Dick Cartwright
movieNew Moon
1940 · Alexander
movieOutside the Three-Mile Limit
1940 · Agent Melvin Pierce
movieHeroes in Blue
1939 · Terry Murphy
movieDrunk Driving
1939 · John Jones
movieIrish Luck
1939 · Steve Lanahan
movieWhile America Sleeps
1939 · Dave Miller
movieStreets of New York
1939 · T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
movieScreen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 · Dick Purcell
movieBlackwell's Island
1939 · Terry Walsh
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieTough Kid
1938 · 'Red' Murphy
movieNancy Drew… Detective
1938 · Keiffer
movieBroadway Musketeers
1938 · Vince Morrell
movieGarden of the Moon
1938 · Rick Fulton
movieValley of the Giants
1938 · Creel
moviePenrod's Double Trouble
1938 · Tex Boyden
movieMystery House
1938 · Lance O'Leary
movieAir Devils
1938 · Percy 'Slats' Harrington
movieFlight Into Nowhere
1938 · Bill Kellogg
movieAccidents Will Happen
1938 · Jim Faber
movieOver the Wall
1938 · Ace Scanlon
movieThe Daredevil Drivers
1938 · Bill Foster
movieMissing Witnesses
1937 · "Bull" Regan
movieAlcatraz Island
1937 · David 'Harp' Santell
movieWine, Women and Horses
1937 · George Mayhew
movieReported Missing
1937 · Paul Wayne
movieTalent Scout
1937 · Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
moviePublic Wedding
1937 · Joe Taylor
movieDraegerman Courage
1937 · Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
movieMelody for Two
1937 · Mel Lynch
movieMen in Exile
1937 · Jimmy Carmody
movieNavy Blues
1937 · Rusty Gibbs
movieKing of Hockey
1936 · Gabby Dugan
movieThe Captain's Kid
1936 · George Chester
movieJailbreak
1936 · Ed Slayden
movieBengal Tiger
1936 · Nick DeLargo
moviePublic Enemy's Wife
1936 · Louie
movieThe Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 · Crandal
movieBullets or Ballots
1936 · Ed Driscoll
movieThe Law in Her Hands
1936 · Marty
movieTimes Square Playboy
1936 · Wally Calhoun
movieBrides Are Like That
1936 · Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
movieSnowed Under
1936 · Bert (uncredited)
movieFollow the Fleet
1936 · Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
movieMan Hunt
1936 · Skip McHenry
movieFreshman Love
1936 · Radio Announcer (uncredited)
movieCeiling Zero
1936 · Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
movieThe Doorway to Hell
1930 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)