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Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

ActingBorn August 6, 1905 (38 years old at death)· Died April 10, 1944

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

IMDb

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.

Also known as: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard Purcell
Popularity: 1
Total credits: 76

Known For

Captain America
Movie
★5.4

Captain America

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

Tough Kid
Movie
★6.5

Tough Kid

as 'Red' Murphy

Movies (76)

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989

Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish

as Pat Burke

1944

Trocadero
Public Wedding
Movie
★6.0

Public Wedding

as Joe Taylor

Private Affairs
Movie
★7.0

Private Affairs

as Dick Cartwright

Broadway Musketeers
Movie
★4.4

Broadway Musketeers

as Vince Morrell

Bullets or Ballots
Movie
★6.6

Bullets or Ballots

as Ed Driscoll

High Explosive
Movie
★6.3

High Explosive

as Dave

Follow the Fleet
Movie
★6.8

Follow the Fleet

as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

Air Devils
Movie
★4.3

Air Devils

as Percy 'Slats' Harrington

Jailbreak
Movie
★6.7

Jailbreak

as Ed Slayden

Aerial Gunner
Movie
★5.0

Aerial Gunner

as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

Drunk Driving
Movie
★5.8

Drunk Driving

as John Jones

Captain America
Movie
★5.4

Captain America

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

1944

Tough Kid
Movie
★6.5

Tough Kid

as 'Red' Murphy

1938

Public Wedding
Movie
★6.0

Public Wedding

as Joe Taylor

1937

Private Affairs
Movie
★7.0

Private Affairs

as Dick Cartwright

1940

Broadway Musketeers
Movie
★4.4

Broadway Musketeers

as Vince Morrell

1938

Bullets or Ballots
Movie
★6.6

Bullets or Ballots

as Ed Driscoll

1936

High Explosive
Movie
★6.3

High Explosive

as Dave

1943

Follow the Fleet
Movie
★6.8

Follow the Fleet

as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

1936

Air Devils
Movie
★4.3

Air Devils

as Percy 'Slats' Harrington

1938

Jailbreak
Movie
★6.7

Jailbreak

as Ed Slayden

1936

Aerial Gunner
Movie
★5.0

Aerial Gunner

as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

1943

Drunk Driving
Movie
★5.8

Drunk Driving

as John Jones

1939

Trocadero

as Spike Nelson

1944

Captain America

Captain America

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

1944

Timber Queen

Timber Queen

as Milt Holmes

1944

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as Johnny Smith

1943

High Explosive

High Explosive

as Dave

1943

Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner

as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

1943

Idaho

Idaho

as Duke Springer

1943

No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

as Randy Brooks

1943

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

as Andy Adams

1943

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

as Tank Instructor

1943

X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

1942

Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer

as Edward Clarkk

1942

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

as Scarf Lennin

1942

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

as Norm Thompson

1942

In Old California

In Old California

as Joe Dawson

1942

Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

as Ralph Andrews

1942

No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock

as Red Harris

1941

The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

as Cliff Halliday

1941

Flying Blind

Flying Blind

as Bob Fuller

1941

Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara

as Wicks

1941

Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi

as Bill Gratton

1941

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

as James 'Mac' McCarthy

1941

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989

Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish

as Pat Burke

1944

Trocadero

Trocadero

as Spike Nelson

1944

Captain America

Captain America

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

1944

Timber Queen

Timber Queen

as Milt Holmes

1944

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as Johnny Smith

1943

High Explosive

High Explosive

as Dave

1943

Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner

as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

1943

Idaho

Idaho

as Duke Springer

1943

No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

as Randy Brooks

1943

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

as Andy Adams

1943

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

as Tank Instructor

1943

X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

1942

Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer

as Edward Clarkk

1942

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

as Scarf Lennin

1942

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

as Norm Thompson

1942

In Old California

In Old California

as Joe Dawson

1942

Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

as Ralph Andrews

1942

No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock

as Red Harris

1941

The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

as Cliff Halliday

1941

Flying Blind

Flying Blind

as Bob Fuller

1941

Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara

as Wicks

1941

Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi

as Bill Gratton

1941

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

as James 'Mac' McCarthy

1941