Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Known for

Acting

Born

August 6, 1905

Birthplace

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Died

April 10, 1944 (aged 38)

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 heart attack.

Best known work

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

1936

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

1941

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1936

In Old California

In Old California

1942

Captain America

Captain America

1944

The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

1930

Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

1940

Nancy Drew… Detective

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938

Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero

1936

Filmography

1989
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1944
Leave It to the Irish
as Pat Burke
1944
Trocadero
as Spike Nelson
1944
Captain America
as Captain America / Grant Gardner
1944
Timber Queen
as Milt Holmes
1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Johnny Smith
1943
High Explosive
as Dave
1943
Aerial Gunner
as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
1943
Idaho
as Duke Springer
1943
No Place for a Lady
as Randy Brooks
1943
Reveille with Beverly
as Andy Adams
1943
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
as Tank Instructor
1942
X Marks the Spot
as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
1942
Phantom Killer
as Edward Clarkk
1942
The Old Homestead
as Scarf Lennin
1942
I Live on Danger
as Norm Thompson
1942
In Old California
as Joe Dawson
1942
Torpedo Boat
as Ralph Andrews
1941
No Hands on the Clock
as Red Harris
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Cliff Halliday
1941
Flying Blind
as Bob Fuller
1941
Bullets for O'Hara
as Wicks
1941
Two in a Taxi
as Bill Gratton
1941
King of the Zombies
as James 'Mac' McCarthy
1940
Flight Command
as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne