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.
Known for
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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
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
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
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
movieBroadway Musketeers
1938
Vince Morrell
movieGarden of the Moon
1938
Rick Fulton
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
movieBullets or Ballots
1936
Ed Driscoll
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)