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Dick Purcell

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.

Personal Info

Id

13970

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-08-06

Place of Birth

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

  • Richard Gerold Purcell Jr.
  • Richard Gerold Purcell
  • Richard G. Purcell
  • Richard Purcell

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    Known For

    The Bank Dick

    The Bank Dic

    The Old Homestead

    The Old Home

    King of the Zombies

    King of the

    Outside the Three-Mile Limit

    Outside the

    Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or B

    New Moon

    New Moon

    Nancy Drew… Detective

    Nancy Drew…

    Blackwell's Island

    Blackwell's

    Times Square Playboy

    Times Square

    Mystery House

    Mystery Hous

    Flight Command

    Flight Comma

    Reveille with Beverly

    Reveille wit

    Captain America

    Captain Amer

    No Hands on the Clock

    No Hands on

    Arise, My Love

    Arise, My Lo

    Over the Wall

    Over the Wal

    Phantom Killer

    Phantom Kill

    The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    The Mystery

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

    The Case of

    Brides Are Like That

    Brides Are L

    Men in Exile

    Men in Exile

    Wine, Women and Horses

    Wine, Women

    Public Enemy's Wife

    Public Enemy

    Missing Witnesses

    Missing Witn

    X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the

    Valley of the Giants

    Valley of th

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    Penrod's Dou

    Melody for Two

    Melody for T

    Accidents Will Happen

    Accidents Wi

    Navy Blues

    Navy Blues

    King of Hockey

    King of Hock

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    Leave It to

    Trocadero

    Trocadero

    I Live on Danger

    I Live on Da

    Irish Luck

    Irish Luck

    Follow the Fleet

    Follow the F

    Air Devils

    Air Devils

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    Heroes in Bl

    The Law in Her Hands

    The Law in H

    Timber Queen

    Timber Queen

    Reported Missing

    Reported Mis

    The Daredevil Drivers

    The Daredevi

    Bullets for O'Hara

    Bullets for

    Garden of the Moon

    Garden of th

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    Public Weddi

    Jailbreak

    Jailbreak

    Man Hunt

    Man Hunt

    Tough Kid

    Tough Kid

    Alcatraz Island

    Alcatraz Isl

    The Pittsburgh Kid

    The Pittsbur

    No Place for a Lady

    No Place for

    Torpedo Boat

    Torpedo Boat

    Aerial Gunner

    Aerial Gunne

    In Old California

    In Old Calif

    Freshman Love

    Freshman Lov

    Talent Scout

    Talent Scout

    Flight Into Nowhere

    Flight Into

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    The Captain'

    Flying Blind

    Flying Blind

    Broadway Musketeers

    Broadway Mus

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    While Americ

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    Drunk Drivin

    Idaho

    Idaho

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    Breakdowns o

    Ceiling Zero

    Ceiling Zero

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    Fighting Men

    The Doorway to Hell

    The Doorway

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    Private Affa

    Bengal Tiger

    Bengal Tiger

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    Screen Snaps

    Streets of New York

    Streets of N

    Draegerman Courage

    Draegerman C

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    Two in a Tax

    High Explosive

    High Explosi

    Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

    Acting

    Clear

    1944

    Leave It to the Irish

    asPat Burke

    1944

    Trocadero

    asSpike Nelson

    1944

    Captain America

    asCaptain America / Grant Gardner

    1944

    Timber Queen

    asMilt Holmes

    1943

    The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    asJohnny Smith

    1943

    High Explosive

    asDave

    1943

    Aerial Gunner

    asLancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

    1943

    Idaho

    asDuke Springer

    1943

    No Place for a Lady

    asRandy Brooks

    1943

    Reveille with Beverly

    asAndy Adams

    1943

    Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

    asTank Instructor

    1942

    X Marks the Spot

    asPolice Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

    1942

    Phantom Killer

    asEdward Clarkk

    1942

    The Old Homestead

    asScarf Lennin

    1942

    I Live on Danger

    asNorm Thompson

    1942

    In Old California

    asJoe Dawson

    1942

    Torpedo Boat

    asRalph Andrews

    1941

    No Hands on the Clock

    asRed Harris

    1941

    The Pittsburgh Kid

    asCliff Halliday

    1941

    Flying Blind

    asBob Fuller

    1941

    Bullets for O'Hara

    asWicks

    1941

    Two in a Taxi

    asBill Gratton

    1941

    King of the Zombies

    asJames 'Mac' McCarthy

    1940

    Flight Command

    asLieut. 'Stichy' Payne

    1940

    The Bank Dick

    asMackley Q. Greene

    1940

    Arise, My Love

    asPink

    1940

    Private Affairs

    asDick Cartwright

    1940

    New Moon

    asAlexander

    1940

    Outside the Three-Mile Limit

    asAgent Melvin Pierce

    1939

    Heroes in Blue

    asTerry Murphy

    1939

    Drunk Driving

    asJohn Jones

    1939

    Irish Luck

    asSteve Lanahan

    1939

    While America Sleeps

    asDave Miller

    1939

    Streets of New York

    asT.P. 'Tap' Keenan

    1939

    Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

    asDick Purcell

    1939

    Blackwell's Island

    asTerry Walsh

    1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    asTex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)

    1938

    Tough Kid

    as'Red' Murphy

    1938

    Nancy Drew… Detective

    asKeiffer

    1938

    Broadway Musketeers

    asVince Morrell

    1938

    Garden of the Moon

    asRick Fulton

    1938

    Valley of the Giants

    asCreel

    1938

    Penrod's Double Trouble

    asTex Boyden

    1938

    Mystery House

    asLance O'Leary

    1938

    Air Devils

    asPercy 'Slats' Harrington

    1938

    Flight Into Nowhere

    asBill Kellogg

    1938

    Accidents Will Happen

    asJim Faber

    1938

    Over the Wall

    asAce Scanlon

    1938

    The Daredevil Drivers

    asBill Foster

    1937

    Missing Witnesses

    as"Bull" Regan

    1937

    Alcatraz Island

    asDavid 'Harp' Santell

    1937

    Wine, Women and Horses

    asGeorge Mayhew

    1937

    Reported Missing

    asPaul Wayne

    1937

    Talent Scout

    asBenefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

    1937

    Public Wedding

    asJoe Taylor

    1937

    Draegerman Courage

    asTrapped Draegerman (uncredited)

    1937

    Melody for Two

    asMel Lynch

    1937

    Men in Exile

    asJimmy Carmody

    1937

    Navy Blues

    asRusty Gibbs

    1936

    King of Hockey

    asGabby Dugan

    1936

    The Captain's Kid

    asGeorge Chester

    1936

    Jailbreak

    asEd Slayden

    1936

    Bengal Tiger

    asNick DeLargo

    1936

    Public Enemy's Wife

    asLouie

    1936

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

    asCrandal

    1936

    Bullets or Ballots

    asEd Driscoll

    1936

    The Law in Her Hands

    asMarty

    1936

    Times Square Playboy

    asWally Calhoun

    1936

    Brides Are Like That

    asDr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)

    1936

    Snowed Under

    asBert (uncredited)

    1936

    Follow the Fleet

    asLead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

    1936

    Man Hunt

    asSkip McHenry

    1936

    Freshman Love

    asRadio Announcer (uncredited)

    1936

    Ceiling Zero

    asSmiley (as Dick Purcell)

    1930

    The Doorway to Hell

    asUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)