Dick Purcell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-08-06

Day of death

1944-04-10 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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.

Known For

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • Arise, My Love

    Arise, My Love

  • King of Hockey

    King of Hockey

  • Bengal Tiger

    Bengal Tiger

  • Flying Blind

    Flying Blind

  • Wine, Women and Horses

    Wine, Women and Horses

  • Missing Witnesses

    Missing Witnesses

  • The Old Homestead

    The Old Homestead

  • Ceiling Zero

    Ceiling Zero

  • The Daredevil Drivers

    The Daredevil Drivers

  • Man Hunt

    Man Hunt

  • Captain America

    Captain America

  • Phantom Killer

    Phantom Killer

  • Public Wedding

    Public Wedding

  • No Hands on the Clock

    No Hands on the Clock

  • Irish Luck

    Irish Luck

  • X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the Spot

  • Draegerman Courage

    Draegerman Courage

  • Accidents Will Happen

    Accidents Will Happen

  • Melody for Two

    Melody for Two

  • Alcatraz Island

    Alcatraz Island

  • Blackwell's Island

    Blackwell's Island

  • King of the Zombies

    King of the Zombies

  • Flight Into Nowhere

    Flight Into Nowhere

  • Jailbreak

    Jailbreak

  • Bullets for O'Hara

    Bullets for O'Hara

  • Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

    Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

  • The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    The Mystery of the 13th Guest

  • The Captain's Kid

    The Captain's Kid

  • Heroes in Blue

    Heroes in Blue

  • No Place for a Lady

    No Place for a Lady

  • Idaho

    Idaho

  • Freshman Love

    Freshman Love

  • Reported Missing

    Reported Missing

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Leave It to the Irish

    Leave It to the Irish

  • Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

  • Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

  • Garden of the Moon

    Garden of the Moon

  • Mystery House

    Mystery House

  • Drunk Driving

    Drunk Driving

  • Valley of the Giants

    Valley of the Giants

  • Trocadero

    Trocadero

  • Timber Queen

    Timber Queen

  • Follow the Fleet

    Follow the Fleet

  • In Old California

    In Old California

  • Navy Blues

    Navy Blues

  • Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

  • The Pittsburgh Kid

    The Pittsburgh Kid

  • Talent Scout

    Talent Scout

  • Air Devils

    Air Devils

  • Public Enemy's Wife

    Public Enemy's Wife

  • Broadway Musketeers

    Broadway Musketeers

  • I Live on Danger

    I Live on Danger

  • Penrod's Double Trouble

    Penrod's Double Trouble

  • Streets of New York

    Streets of New York

  • Outside the Three-Mile Limit

    Outside the Three-Mile Limit

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Torpedo Boat

    Torpedo Boat

  • Brides Are Like That

    Brides Are Like That

  • The Doorway to Hell

    The Doorway to Hell

  • Times Square Playboy

    Times Square Playboy

  • Flight Command

    Flight Command

  • Nancy Drew… Detective

    Nancy Drew… Detective

  • Reveille with Beverly

    Reveille with Beverly

  • Two in a Taxi

    Two in a Taxi

  • The Bank Dick

    The Bank Dick

  • Men in Exile

    Men in Exile

  • The Law in Her Hands

    The Law in Her Hands

  • Aerial Gunner

    Aerial Gunner

  • The Case of the Velvet Claws

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

  • High Explosive

    High Explosive

  • While America Sleeps

    While America Sleeps

  • Tough Kid

    Tough Kid

  • Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

    Fighting Men: Crack That Tank