Dick Purcell
Born
August 6, 1905 (age 38)
Died
April 10, 1944
Birthplace
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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.

Movies

Leave It to the Irish
Leave It to the Irish
1944 ★ 3.1
Pat Burke
Trocadero
Trocadero
1944 ★ 4.7
Spike Nelson
Captain America
Captain America
1944 ★ 5.4
Captain America / Grant Gardner
Timber Queen
Timber Queen
1944 ★ 5.7
Milt Holmes
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 ★ 5.4
Johnny Smith
High Explosive
High Explosive
1943 ★ 5.7
Dave
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner
1943 ★ 4.4
Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Idaho
Idaho
1943 ★ 5.7
Duke Springer
No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady
1943 ★ 6.0
Randy Brooks
Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly
1943 ★ 7.0
Andy Adams
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
1943 ★ 6.0
Tank Instructor
X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot
1942 ★ 3.9
Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer
1942 ★ 4.5
Edward Clarkk
The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead
1942
Scarf Lennin
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
1942 ★ 5.7
Norm Thompson
In Old California
In Old California
1942 ★ 5.1
Joe Dawson
Torpedo Boat
Torpedo Boat
1942 ★ 6.0
Ralph Andrews
No Hands on the Clock
No Hands on the Clock
1941 ★ 4.9
Red Harris
The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
Cliff Halliday
Flying Blind
Flying Blind
1941 ★ 2.7
Bob Fuller
Bullets for O'Hara
Bullets for O'Hara
1941 ★ 4.0
Wicks
Two in a Taxi
Two in a Taxi
1941
Bill Gratton
King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies
1941 ★ 5.1
James 'Mac' McCarthy
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 ★ 5.6
Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
1940 ★ 6.5
Mackley Q. Greene
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love
1940 ★ 6.3
Pink
Private Affairs
Private Affairs
1940
Dick Cartwright
New Moon
New Moon
1940 ★ 6.5
Alexander
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940 ★ 4.0
Agent Melvin Pierce
Heroes in Blue
Heroes in Blue
1939 ★ 4.0
Terry Murphy
Drunk Driving
Drunk Driving
1939 ★ 5.4
John Jones
Irish Luck
Irish Luck
1939 ★ 5.8
Steve Lanahan
While America Sleeps
While America Sleeps
1939 ★ 6.0
Dave Miller
Streets of New York
Streets of New York
1939 ★ 4.8
T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 ★ 4.0
Dick Purcell
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
1939 ★ 5.0
Terry Walsh
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 ★ 4.7
Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tough Kid
Tough Kid
1938 ★ 6.0
'Red' Murphy
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 ★ 6.3
Keiffer
Broadway Musketeers
Broadway Musketeers
1938 ★ 3.5
Vince Morrell
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
1938 ★ 6.2
Rick Fulton
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants
1938 ★ 6.0
Creel
Penrod's Double Trouble
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938 ★ 6.0
Tex Boyden
Mystery House
Mystery House
1938 ★ 4.4
Lance O'Leary
Air Devils
Air Devils
1938 ★ 2.3
Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Flight Into Nowhere
Flight Into Nowhere
1938 ★ 4.0
Bill Kellogg
Accidents Will Happen
Accidents Will Happen
1938 ★ 6.0
Jim Faber
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1938 ★ 5.0
Ace Scanlon
The Daredevil Drivers
The Daredevil Drivers
1938 ★ 5.0
Bill Foster
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses
1937 ★ 5.5
"Bull" Regan
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
1937 ★ 4.9
David 'Harp' Santell
Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 ★ 4.3
George Mayhew
Reported Missing
Reported Missing
1937
Paul Wayne
Talent Scout
Talent Scout
1937 ★ 6.0
Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Public Wedding
Public Wedding
1937 ★ 5.7
Joe Taylor
Draegerman Courage
Draegerman Courage
1937 ★ 6.5
Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Melody for Two
Melody for Two
1937
Mel Lynch
Men in Exile
Men in Exile
1937 ★ 4.2
Jimmy Carmody
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1937 ★ 5.0
Rusty Gibbs
King of Hockey
King of Hockey
1936 ★ 5.0
Gabby Dugan
The Captain's Kid
The Captain's Kid
1936 ★ 6.0
George Chester
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
1936 ★ 6.4
Ed Slayden
Bengal Tiger
Bengal Tiger
1936 ★ 4.2
Nick DeLargo
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife
1936 ★ 5.8
Louie
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 ★ 6.8
Crandal
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
1936 ★ 6.6
Ed Driscoll
The Law in Her Hands
The Law in Her Hands
1936 ★ 5.0
Marty
Times Square Playboy
Times Square Playboy
1936 ★ 4.4
Wally Calhoun
Brides Are Like That
Brides Are Like That
1936 ★ 4.8
Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Snowed Under
Snowed Under
1936 ★ 7.0
Bert (uncredited)
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet
1936 ★ 6.8
Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
1936
Skip McHenry
Freshman Love
Freshman Love
1936 ★ 6.0
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero
1936 ★ 5.8
Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell
1930 ★ 6.3
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)