Acting
Dick Purcell
Born 6 August 1905 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · Died 10 April 1944
76 credits
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
Acting 76
- 1989Batman and Robin and Other Super HeroesFilm
- 1944Captain AmericaFilmCaptain America / Grant Gardner
- 1944Leave It to the IrishFilmPat Burke
- 1944TrocaderoFilmSpike Nelson
- 1944Timber QueenFilmMilt Holmes
- 1943The Mystery of the 13th GuestFilmJohnny Smith
- 1943Reveille with BeverlyFilmAndy Adams
- 1943Aerial GunnerFilmLancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
- 1943No Place for a LadyFilmRandy Brooks
- 1943IdahoFilmDuke Springer
- 1943High ExplosiveFilmDave
- 1943Fighting Men: Crack That TankFilmTank Instructor
- 1942In Old CaliforniaFilmJoe Dawson
- 1942X Marks the SpotFilmPolice Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
- 1942I Live on DangerFilmNorm Thompson
- 1942Phantom KillerFilmEdward Clarkk
- 1942Torpedo BoatFilmRalph Andrews
- 1942The Old HomesteadFilmScarf Lennin
- 1941King of the ZombiesFilmJames 'Mac' McCarthy
- 1941No Hands on the ClockFilmRed Harris
- 1941Bullets for O'HaraFilmWicks
- 1941Flying BlindFilmBob Fuller
- 1941Two in a TaxiFilmBill Gratton
- 1941The Pittsburgh KidFilmCliff Halliday
- 1940The Bank DickFilmMackley Q. Greene
- 1940Arise, My LoveFilmPink
- 1940Flight CommandFilmLieut. 'Stichy' Payne
- 1940New MoonFilmAlexander
- 1940Outside the Three-Mile LimitFilmAgent Melvin Pierce
- 1940Private AffairsFilmDick Cartwright
- 1939Blackwell's IslandFilmTerry Walsh
- 1939Streets of New YorkFilmT.P. 'Tap' Keenan
- 1939Drunk DrivingFilmJohn Jones
- 1939Heroes in BlueFilmTerry Murphy
- 1939Irish LuckFilmSteve Lanahan
- 1939While America SleepsFilmDave Miller
- 1939Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8FilmDick Purcell
- 1938Nancy Drew… DetectiveFilmKeiffer
- 1938Mystery HouseFilmLance O'Leary
- 1938Garden of the MoonFilmRick Fulton
- 1938Valley of the GiantsFilmCreel
- 1938Breakdowns of 1938FilmTex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938Broadway MusketeersFilmVince Morrell
- 1938Accidents Will HappenFilmJim Faber
- 1938Air DevilsFilmPercy 'Slats' Harrington
- 1938Over the WallFilmAce Scanlon
- 1938Tough KidFilm'Red' Murphy
- 1938Penrod's Double TroubleFilmTex Boyden
- 1938Flight Into NowhereFilmBill Kellogg
- 1938The Daredevil DriversFilmBill Foster
- 1937Alcatraz IslandFilmDavid 'Harp' Santell
- 1937Men in ExileFilmJimmy Carmody
- 1937Wine, Women and HorsesFilmGeorge Mayhew
- 1937Public WeddingFilmJoe Taylor
- 1937Missing WitnessesFilm"Bull" Regan
- 1937Talent ScoutFilmBenefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1937Draegerman CourageFilmTrapped Draegerman (uncredited)
- 1937Navy BluesFilmRusty Gibbs
- 1937Melody for TwoFilmMel Lynch
- 1937Reported MissingFilmPaul Wayne
- 1936Follow the FleetFilmLead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
- 1936Bullets or BallotsFilmEd Driscoll
- 1936Ceiling ZeroFilmSmiley (as Dick Purcell)
- 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsFilmCrandal
- 1936Public Enemy's WifeFilmLouie
- 1936The Law in Her HandsFilmMarty
- 1936JailbreakFilmEd Slayden
- 1936Times Square PlayboyFilmWally Calhoun
- 1936Bengal TigerFilmNick DeLargo
- 1936King of HockeyFilmGabby Dugan
- 1936Brides Are Like ThatFilmDr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
- 1936Snowed UnderFilmBert (uncredited)
- 1936Freshman LoveFilmRadio Announcer (uncredited)
- 1936The Captain's KidFilmGeorge Chester
- 1936Man HuntFilmSkip McHenry
- 1930The Doorway to HellFilmUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Filmography from TMDB.