Dick Purcell

Acting·Aug 6, 1905·Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes1989 · Actor	Actor
Leave It to the Irish1944 · Pat Burke	Pat Burke
Trocadero1944 · Spike Nelson	Spike Nelson
Captain America1944 · Captain America / Grant Gardner	Captain America / Grant Gardner
Timber Queen1944 · Milt Holmes	Milt Holmes
The Mystery of the 13th Guest1943 · Johnny Smith	Johnny Smith
High Explosive1943 · Dave	Dave
Aerial Gunner1943 · Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine	Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Idaho1943 · Duke Springer	Duke Springer
No Place for a Lady1943 · Randy Brooks	Randy Brooks
Reveille with Beverly1943 · Andy Adams	Andy Adams
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank1943 · Tank Instructor	Tank Instructor
X Marks the Spot1942 · Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker	Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Phantom Killer1942 · Edward Clarkk	Edward Clarkk
The Old Homestead1942 · Scarf Lennin	Scarf Lennin
I Live on Danger1942 · Norm Thompson	Norm Thompson
In Old California1942 · Joe Dawson	Joe Dawson
Torpedo Boat1942 · Ralph Andrews	Ralph Andrews
No Hands on the Clock1941 · Red Harris	Red Harris
The Pittsburgh Kid1941 · Cliff Halliday	Cliff Halliday
Flying Blind1941 · Bob Fuller	Bob Fuller
Bullets for O'Hara1941 · Wicks	Wicks
Two in a Taxi1941 · Bill Gratton	Bill Gratton
King of the Zombies1941 · James 'Mac' McCarthy	James 'Mac' McCarthy
Flight Command1940 · Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne	Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
The Bank Dick1940 · Mackley Q. Greene	Mackley Q. Greene
Arise, My Love1940 · Pink	Pink
Private Affairs1940 · Dick Cartwright	Dick Cartwright
New Moon1940 · Alexander	Alexander
Outside the Three-Mile Limit1940 · Agent Melvin Pierce	Agent Melvin Pierce
Heroes in Blue1939 · Terry Murphy	Terry Murphy
Drunk Driving1939 · John Jones	John Jones
Irish Luck1939 · Steve Lanahan	Steve Lanahan
While America Sleeps1939 · Dave Miller	Dave Miller
Streets of New York1939 · T.P. 'Tap' Keenan	T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 81939 · Dick Purcell	Dick Purcell
Blackwell's Island1939 · Terry Walsh	Terry Walsh
Breakdowns of 19381938 · Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)	Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tough Kid1938 · 'Red' Murphy	'Red' Murphy
Nancy Drew… Detective1938 · Keiffer	Keiffer
Broadway Musketeers1938 · Vince Morrell	Vince Morrell
Garden of the Moon1938 · Rick Fulton	Rick Fulton
Valley of the Giants1938 · Creel	Creel
Penrod's Double Trouble1938 · Tex Boyden	Tex Boyden
Mystery House1938 · Lance O'Leary	Lance O'Leary
Air Devils1938 · Percy 'Slats' Harrington	Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Flight Into Nowhere1938 · Bill Kellogg	Bill Kellogg
Accidents Will Happen1938 · Jim Faber	Jim Faber