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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 heart attack.

Born

Aug 06, 1905

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Died

Apr 10, 1944

Known For

Acting

Movies

76 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.5

movie

Known For

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

as Mackley Q. Greene
Captain America
Captain America
1944 • as Captain America / Grant Gardner
★ 5.3
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
1940 • as Mackley Q. Greene
★ 6.5
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
1936 • as Ed Driscoll
★ 6.6
Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero
1936 • as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
★ 5.9
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet
1936 • as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Men in Exile
Men in Exile
1937 • as Jimmy Carmody
★ 5.0
In Old California
In Old California
1942 • as Joe Dawson
★ 5.3
Private Affairs
Private Affairs
1940 • as Dick Cartwright
★ 7.0
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940 • as Agent Melvin Pierce
★ 5.7
King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies
1941 • as James 'Mac' McCarthy
★ 5.2
The Daredevil Drivers
The Daredevil Drivers
1938 • as Bill Foster
★ 6.0
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love
1940 • as Pink
★ 6.3
Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly
1943 • as Andy Adams
★ 7.5
Streets of New York
Streets of New York
1939 • as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
★ 5.4
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants
1938 • as Creel
★ 6.7
King of Hockey
King of Hockey
1936 • as Gabby Dugan
★ 5.4
Penrod's Double Trouble
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938 • as Tex Boyden
★ 7.5
Public Wedding
Public Wedding
1937 • as Joe Taylor
★ 6.0
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
1936 • as Ed Slayden
★ 6.7
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 • as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
★ 5.9
The Law in Her Hands
The Law in Her Hands
1936 • as Marty
★ 6.0
Bengal Tiger
Bengal Tiger
1936 • as Nick DeLargo
★ 4.8
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
1936 • as Skip McHenry
★ 10.0
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 • as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Captain's Kid
The Captain's Kid
1936 • as George Chester
★ 6.7
New Moon
New Moon
1940 • as Alexander
★ 6.9
Flying Blind
Flying Blind
1941 • as Bob Fuller
★ 4.6
Snowed Under
Snowed Under
1936 • as Bert (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
1939 • as Terry Walsh
★ 5.5
Freshman Love
Freshman Love
1936 • as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
1937 • as David 'Harp' Santell
★ 5.1
Tough Kid
Tough Kid
1938 • as 'Red' Murphy
★ 6.5
Bullets for O'Hara
Bullets for O'Hara
1941 • as Wicks
★ 5.0
Two in a Taxi
Two in a Taxi
1941 • as Bill Gratton
★ 8.0
Accidents Will Happen
Accidents Will Happen
1938 • as Jim Faber
★ 6.3
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
1938 • as Rick Fulton
★ 6.8
Brides Are Like That
Brides Are Like That
1936 • as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
★ 6.1
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner
1943 • as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
★ 5.0
Idaho
Idaho
1943 • as Duke Springer
★ 6.3
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
1942 • as Norm Thompson
★ 6.1
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife
1936 • as Louie
★ 6.4
The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 • as Cliff Halliday
★ 7.0
X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot
1942 • as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
★ 4.5
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1938 • as Ace Scanlon
★ 5.7
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 • as Dick Purcell
★ 4.0
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 • as Keiffer
★ 6.5
Mystery House
Mystery House
1938 • as Lance O'Leary
★ 4.8
High Explosive
High Explosive
1943 • as Dave
★ 6.3
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 • as Johnny Smith
★ 5.7
Melody for Two
Melody for Two
1937 • as Mel Lynch
★ 7.0
Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 • as George Mayhew
★ 5.3
Leave It to the Irish
Leave It to the Irish
1944 • as Pat Burke
★ 4.4
No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady
1943 • as Randy Brooks
★ 6.0
Torpedo Boat
Torpedo Boat
1942 • as Ralph Andrews
★ 7.5
Broadway Musketeers
Broadway Musketeers
1938 • as Vince Morrell
★ 4.4
Talent Scout
Talent Scout
1937 • as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Flight Into Nowhere
Flight Into Nowhere
1938 • as Bill Kellogg
★ 5.3
Timber Queen
Timber Queen
1944 • as Milt Holmes
★ 6.0
The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell
1930 • as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1937 • as Rusty Gibbs
★ 6.0
Heroes in Blue
Heroes in Blue
1939 • as Terry Murphy
★ 4.9
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses
1937 • as "Bull" Regan
★ 7.0
Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer
1942 • as Edward Clarkk
★ 5.3
Trocadero
Trocadero
1944 • as Spike Nelson
★ 5.1
While America Sleeps
While America Sleeps
1939 • as Dave Miller
★ 6.7
No Hands on the Clock
No Hands on the Clock
1941 • as Red Harris
★ 5.6
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 • as Crandal
★ 7.2
Draegerman Courage
Draegerman Courage
1937 • as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Reported Missing
Reported Missing
1937 • as Paul Wayne
★ 10.0
The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead
1942 • as Scarf Lennin
★ 8.0
Irish Luck
Irish Luck
1939 • as Steve Lanahan
★ 6.4
Drunk Driving
Drunk Driving
1939 • as John Jones
★ 5.8
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
★ 8.0
Times Square Playboy
Times Square Playboy
1936 • as Wally Calhoun
★ 4.8
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
1943 • as Tank Instructor
★ 6.0
Air Devils
Air Devils
1938 • as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
★ 4.3