Dick Purcell

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 hear…

Filmography

Captain America
Captain America
1944 · Movie
as Captain America / Grant Gardner
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet
1936 · Movie
as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
1940 · Movie
as Mackley Q. Greene
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
1936 · Movie
as Ed Driscoll
King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies
1941 · Movie
as James 'Mac' McCarthy
In Old California
In Old California
1942 · Movie
as Joe Dawson
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants
1938 · Movie
as Creel
Tough Kid
Tough Kid
1938 · Movie
as 'Red' Murphy
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 · Movie
as Johnny Smith
New Moon
New Moon
1940 · Movie
as Alexander
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
1942 · Movie
as Norm Thompson
The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell
1930 · Movie
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 · Movie
as Dick Purcell
Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero
1936 · Movie
as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Streets of New York
Streets of New York
1939 · Movie
as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 · Movie
as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
The Law in Her Hands
The Law in Her Hands
1936 · Movie
as Marty
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
1938 · Movie
as Rick Fulton
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love
1940 · Movie
as Pink
Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 · Movie
as George Mayhew
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
1939 · Movie
as Terry Walsh
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 · Movie
as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife
1936 · Movie
as Louie
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 · Movie
as Crandal