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Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 06, 1905
Died Apr 10, 1944 (38)
Birthplace Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 hear ... t attack.

Known For

Filmography

Horrible Horror

Horrible Horror

1986

as James McCarthy in 'King of the Zombies'

Captain America

Captain America

1944

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

Trocadero

Trocadero

1944

as Spike Nelson

Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish

1944

as Pat Burke

Timber Queen

Timber Queen

1944

as Milt Holmes

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

1943

as Tank Instructor

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943

as Johnny Smith

No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

1943

as Randy Brooks

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

1943

as Andy Adams

Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner

1943

as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

High Explosive

High Explosive

1943

as Dave

Idaho

Idaho

1943

as Duke Springer

Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer

1942

as Edward Clarkk

X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

1942

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1942

as Scarf Lennin

Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

1942

as Ralph Andrews

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

1942

as Norm Thompson

In Old California

In Old California

1942

as Joe Dawson

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

1941

as James 'Mac' McCarthy

The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941

as Cliff Halliday

Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi

1941

as Bill Gratton

No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock

1941

as Red Harris

Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara

1941

as Wicks

Flying Blind

Flying Blind

1941

as Bob Fuller

Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

1940

as Pinky O'Connor

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

1940

as Agent Melvin Pierce

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

as Mackley Q. Greene

New Moon

New Moon

1940

as Alexander

Flight Command

Flight Command

1940

as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940

as Dick Cartwright

Heroes in Blue

Heroes in Blue

1939

as Terry Murphy

Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving

1939

as John Jones

While America Sleeps

While America Sleeps

1939

as Dave Miller

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

1939

as Terry Walsh

Irish Luck

Irish Luck

1939

as Steve Lanahan

Streets of New York

Streets of New York

1939

as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

as Dick Purcell

Mystery House

Mystery House

1938

as Lance O'Leary

Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere

1938

as Bill Kellogg

The Daredevil Drivers

The Daredevil Drivers

1938

as Bill Foster

Air Devils

Air Devils

1938

as Percy 'Slats' Harrington

Tough Kid

Tough Kid

1938

as 'Red' Murphy

Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble

1938

as Tex Boyden

Accidents Will Happen

Accidents Will Happen

1938

as Jim Faber

Over the Wall

Over the Wall

1938

as Ace Scanlon

Broadway Musketeers

Broadway Musketeers

1938

as Vince Morrell

Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

1938

as Creel

Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

1938

as Rick Fulton

Nancy Drew… Detective

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938

as Keiffer

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)

Men in Exile

Men in Exile

1937

as Jimmy Carmody

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

1937

as Rusty Gibbs

Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

1937

as "Bull" Regan

Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

1937

as George Mayhew

Public Wedding

Public Wedding

1937

as Joe Taylor

Reported Missing

Reported Missing

1937

as Paul Wayne

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

1937

as David 'Harp' Santell

Melody for Two

Melody for Two

1937

as Mel Lynch

Draegerman Courage

Draegerman Courage

1937

as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)

Talent Scout

Talent Scout

1937

as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

King of Hockey

King of Hockey

1936

as Gabby Dugan

Jailbreak

Jailbreak

1936

as Ed Slayden

Bengal Tiger

Bengal Tiger

1936

as Nick DeLargo

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1936

as Skip McHenry

The Law in Her Hands

The Law in Her Hands

1936

as Marty

Times Square Playboy

Times Square Playboy

1936

as Wally Calhoun

Brides Are Like That

Brides Are Like That

1936

as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)

The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid

1936

as George Chester

Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

1936

as Louie

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1936

as Ed Driscoll

Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero

1936

as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)

Snowed Under

Snowed Under

1936

as Bert (uncredited)

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

1936

as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

Freshman Love

Freshman Love

1936

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

1930

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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