Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Acting

Birthday

1905/08/06

Day of death

1944/04/10 (38 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Also know as

Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard 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.

Acting
The Bank Dick
6.5

(1940) The Bank Dick

as Mackley Q. Greene

The Old Homestead
0.0

(1942) The Old Homestead

as Scarf Lennin

King of the Zombies
5.2

(1941) King of the Zombies

as James 'Mac' McCarthy

Outside the Three-Mile Limit
4.0

(1940) Outside the Three-Mile Limit

as Agent Melvin Pierce

Bullets or Ballots
6.5

(1936) Bullets or Ballots

as Ed Driscoll

New Moon
6.8

(1940) New Moon

as Alexander

Nancy Drew… Detective
6.3

(1938) Nancy Drew… Detective

as Keiffer

Blackwell's Island
5.0

(1939) Blackwell's Island

as Terry Walsh

Times Square Playboy
4.8

(1936) Times Square Playboy

as Wally Calhoun

Mystery House
4.9

(1938) Mystery House

as Lance O'Leary

Flight Command
5.4

(1940) Flight Command

as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

Reveille with Beverly
7.0

(1943) Reveille with Beverly

as Andy Adams

Captain America
5.5

(1944) Captain America

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

No Hands on the Clock
4.9

(1941) No Hands on the Clock

as Red Harris

Arise, My Love
6.1

(1940) Arise, My Love

as Pinky O'Connor

Over the Wall
5.0

(1938) Over the Wall

as Ace Scanlon

Phantom Killer
4.3

(1942) Phantom Killer

as Edward Clarkk

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
5.4

(1943) The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as Johnny Smith

The Case of the Velvet Claws
6.8

(1936) The Case of the Velvet Claws

as Crandal

Brides Are Like That
4.8

(1936) Brides Are Like That

as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)

Men in Exile
4.8

(1937) Men in Exile

as Jimmy Carmody

Wine, Women and Horses
4.0

(1937) Wine, Women and Horses

as George Mayhew

Public Enemy's Wife
5.8

(1936) Public Enemy's Wife

as Louie

Missing Witnesses
5.5

(1937) Missing Witnesses

as "Bull" Regan

X Marks the Spot
3.8

(1942) X Marks the Spot

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

Valley of the Giants
6.0

(1938) Valley of the Giants

as Creel

Penrod's Double Trouble
6.0

(1938) Penrod's Double Trouble

as Tex Boyden

Melody for Two
0.0

(1937) Melody for Two

as Mel Lynch

Accidents Will Happen
6.0

(1938) Accidents Will Happen

as Jim Faber

Navy Blues
5.0

(1937) Navy Blues

as Rusty Gibbs

King of Hockey
5.0

(1936) King of Hockey

as Gabby Dugan

3.5

(1944) Leave It to the Irish

as Pat Burke

Trocadero
5.4

(1944) Trocadero

as Spike Nelson

I Live on Danger
5.7

(1942) I Live on Danger

as Norm Thompson

Irish Luck
5.8

(1939) Irish Luck

as Steve Lanahan

Follow the Fleet
6.8

(1936) Follow the Fleet

as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

Air Devils
3.0

(1938) Air Devils

as Percy 'Slats' Harrington

Heroes in Blue
4.0

(1939) Heroes in Blue

as Terry Murphy

The Law in Her Hands
5.0

(1936) The Law in Her Hands

as Marty

Timber Queen
5.7

(1944) Timber Queen

as Milt Holmes

Reported Missing
0.0

(1937) Reported Missing

as Paul Wayne

The Daredevil Drivers
5.0

(1938) The Daredevil Drivers

as Bill Foster

Bullets for O'Hara
4.0

(1941) Bullets for O'Hara

as Wicks

Garden of the Moon
5.8

(1938) Garden of the Moon

as Rick Fulton

Public Wedding
5.7

(1937) Public Wedding

as Joe Taylor

Jailbreak
6.4

(1936) Jailbreak

as Ed Slayden

Man Hunt
0.0

(1936) Man Hunt

as Skip McHenry

Tough Kid
6.0

(1938) Tough Kid

as 'Red' Murphy

Alcatraz Island
4.9

(1937) Alcatraz Island

as David 'Harp' Santell

The Pittsburgh Kid
0.0

(1941) The Pittsburgh Kid

as Cliff Halliday

No Place for a Lady
6.0

(1943) No Place for a Lady

as Randy Brooks

Torpedo Boat
6.0

(1942) Torpedo Boat

as Ralph Andrews

Aerial Gunner
4.4

(1943) Aerial Gunner

as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

In Old California
5.0

(1942) In Old California

as Joe Dawson

Freshman Love
6.0

(1936) Freshman Love

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Talent Scout
6.0

(1937) Talent Scout

as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

Flight Into Nowhere
4.0

(1938) Flight Into Nowhere

as Bill Kellogg

The Captain's Kid
6.0

(1936) The Captain's Kid

as George Chester

Flying Blind
5.0

(1941) Flying Blind

as Bob Fuller

Broadway Musketeers
4.3

(1938) Broadway Musketeers

as Vince Morrell

While America Sleeps
6.0

(1939) While America Sleeps

as Dave Miller

Drunk Driving
5.3

(1939) Drunk Driving

as John Jones

Idaho
5.7

(1943) Idaho

as Duke Springer

Breakdowns of 1938
5.0

(1938) Breakdowns of 1938

as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ceiling Zero
5.6

(1936) Ceiling Zero

as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
6.0

(1943) Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

as Tank Instructor

The Doorway to Hell
6.3

(1930) The Doorway to Hell

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Private Affairs
0.0

(1940) Private Affairs

as Dick Cartwright

Bengal Tiger
4.5

(1936) Bengal Tiger

as Nick DeLargo

4.0

(1939) Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

as Dick Purcell

Streets of New York
5.6

(1939) Streets of New York

as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan

Draegerman Courage
6.5

(1937) Draegerman Courage

as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)

Two in a Taxi
0.0

(1941) Two in a Taxi

as Bill Gratton

High Explosive
5.7

(1943) High Explosive

as Dave

Snowed Under
7.0

(1936) Snowed Under

as Bert (uncredited)