Acting
Dick Purcell
Acting · Born 1905-08-06 · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
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.
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FilmBatman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
FilmLeave It to the Irish
1944 · Pat Burke
FilmTrocadero
1944 · Spike Nelson
FilmCaptain America
1944 · Captain America / Grant Gardner
FilmTimber Queen
1944 · Milt Holmes
FilmThe Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 · Johnny Smith
FilmHigh Explosive
1943 · Dave
FilmAerial Gunner
1943 · Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
FilmIdaho
1943 · Duke Springer
FilmNo Place for a Lady
1943 · Randy Brooks
FilmReveille with Beverly
1943 · Andy Adams
FilmFighting Men: Crack That Tank
1943 · Tank Instructor
FilmX Marks the Spot
1942 · Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
FilmPhantom Killer
1942 · Edward Clarkk
FilmThe Old Homestead
1942 · Scarf Lennin
FilmI Live on Danger
1942 · Norm Thompson
FilmIn Old California
1942 · Joe Dawson
FilmTorpedo Boat
1942 · Ralph Andrews
FilmNo Hands on the Clock
1941 · Red Harris
FilmThe Pittsburgh Kid
1941 · Cliff Halliday
FilmFlying Blind
1941 · Bob Fuller
FilmBullets for O'Hara
1941 · Wicks
FilmTwo in a Taxi
1941 · Bill Gratton
FilmKing of the Zombies
1941 · James 'Mac' McCarthy
FilmFlight Command
1940 · Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
FilmThe Bank Dick
1940 · Mackley Q. Greene
FilmArise, My Love
1940 · Pink
FilmPrivate Affairs
1940 · Dick Cartwright
FilmNew Moon
1940 · Alexander
FilmOutside the Three-Mile Limit
1940 · Agent Melvin Pierce
FilmHeroes in Blue
1939 · Terry Murphy
FilmDrunk Driving
1939 · John Jones
FilmIrish Luck
1939 · Steve Lanahan
FilmWhile America Sleeps
1939 · Dave Miller
FilmStreets of New York
1939 · T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
FilmScreen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 · Dick Purcell
FilmBlackwell's Island
1939 · Terry Walsh
FilmBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
FilmTough Kid
1938 · 'Red' Murphy
FilmNancy Drew… Detective
1938 · Keiffer
FilmBroadway Musketeers
1938 · Vince Morrell
FilmGarden of the Moon
1938 · Rick Fulton
FilmValley of the Giants
1938 · Creel
FilmPenrod's Double Trouble
1938 · Tex Boyden
FilmMystery House
1938 · Lance O'Leary
FilmAir Devils
1938 · Percy 'Slats' Harrington
FilmFlight Into Nowhere
1938 · Bill Kellogg
FilmAccidents Will Happen
1938 · Jim Faber
FilmOver the Wall
1938 · Ace Scanlon
FilmThe Daredevil Drivers
1938 · Bill Foster
FilmMissing Witnesses
1937 · "Bull" Regan
FilmAlcatraz Island
1937 · David 'Harp' Santell
FilmWine, Women and Horses
1937 · George Mayhew
FilmReported Missing
1937 · Paul Wayne
FilmTalent Scout
1937 · Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
FilmPublic Wedding
1937 · Joe Taylor
FilmDraegerman Courage
1937 · Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
FilmMelody for Two
1937 · Mel Lynch
FilmMen in Exile
1937 · Jimmy Carmody
FilmNavy Blues
1937 · Rusty Gibbs
FilmKing of Hockey
1936 · Gabby Dugan
FilmThe Captain's Kid
1936 · George Chester
FilmJailbreak
1936 · Ed Slayden
FilmBengal Tiger
1936 · Nick DeLargo
FilmPublic Enemy's Wife
1936 · Louie
FilmThe Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 · Crandal
FilmBullets or Ballots
1936 · Ed Driscoll
FilmThe Law in Her Hands
1936 · Marty
FilmTimes Square Playboy
1936 · Wally Calhoun
FilmBrides Are Like That
1936 · Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
FilmSnowed Under
1936 · Bert (uncredited)
FilmFollow the Fleet
1936 · Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
FilmMan Hunt
1936 · Skip McHenry
FilmFreshman Love
1936 · Radio Announcer (uncredited)
FilmCeiling Zero
1936 · Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
FilmThe Doorway to Hell
1930 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)