Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Date of Birth:

Aug 06, 1905

Place of Birth:

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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.

filmography:

In Old California In Old California

1942

Torpedo Boat Torpedo Boat

1942

Aerial Gunner Aerial Gunner

1943

Talent Scout Talent Scout

1937

Flight Into Nowhere Flight Into Nowhere

1938

Flying Blind Flying Blind

1941

The Captain's Kid The Captain's Kid

1936

Freshman Love Freshman Love

1936

No Place for a Lady No Place for a Lady

1943

The Pittsburgh Kid The Pittsburgh Kid

1941

Garden of the Moon Garden of the Moon

1938

Bullets for O'Hara Bullets for O'Hara

1941

The Daredevil Drivers The Daredevil Drivers

1938

Public Wedding Public Wedding

1937

Jailbreak Jailbreak

1936

Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island

1937

Tough Kid Tough Kid

1938

Man Hunt Man Hunt

1936

Broadway Musketeers Broadway Musketeers

1938

Drunk Driving Drunk Driving

1939

Two in a Taxi Two in a Taxi

1941

Draegerman Courage Draegerman Courage

1937

Streets of New York Streets of New York

1939

High Explosive High Explosive

1943

Snowed Under Snowed Under

1936

Horrible Horror Horrible Horror

1986

Outside the Three-Mile Limit Outside the Three-Mile Limit

1940

The Old Homestead The Old Homestead

1942

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

Bengal Tiger Bengal Tiger

1936

Breakdowns of 1938 Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Idaho Idaho

1943

While America Sleeps While America Sleeps

1939

Ceiling Zero Ceiling Zero

1936

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

1943

Private Affairs Private Affairs

1940

The Doorway to Hell The Doorway to Hell

1930

Reported Missing Reported Missing

1937

Timber Queen Timber Queen

1944

Over the Wall Over the Wall

1938

No Hands on the Clock No Hands on the Clock

1941

Captain America Captain America

1944

Arise, My Love Arise, My Love

1940

Phantom Killer Phantom Killer

1942

Men in Exile Men in Exile

1937

The Mystery of the 13th Guest The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943

The Case of the Velvet Claws The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936

Reveille with Beverly Reveille with Beverly

1943

Flight Command Flight Command

1940

New Moon New Moon

1940

Bullets or Ballots Bullets or Ballots

1936

King of the Zombies King of the Zombies

1941

Nancy Drew… Detective Nancy Drew… Detective

1938

Blackwell's Island Blackwell's Island

1939

Mystery House Mystery House

1938

Times Square Playboy Times Square Playboy

1936

Brides Are Like That Brides Are Like That

1936

Wine, Women and Horses Wine, Women and Horses

1937

I Live on Danger I Live on Danger

1942

Trocadero Trocadero

1944

Leave It to the Irish Leave It to the Irish

1944

Follow the Fleet Follow the Fleet

1936

Irish Luck Irish Luck

1939

The Law in Her Hands The Law in Her Hands

1936

Heroes in Blue Heroes in Blue

1939

Air Devils Air Devils

1938

King of Hockey King of Hockey

1936

Navy Blues Navy Blues

1937

X Marks the Spot X Marks the Spot

1942

Public Enemy's Wife Public Enemy's Wife

1936

Missing Witnesses Missing Witnesses

1937

Valley of the Giants Valley of the Giants

1938

Melody for Two Melody for Two

1937

Accidents Will Happen Accidents Will Happen

1938

Penrod's Double Trouble Penrod's Double Trouble

1938

The Bank Dick The Bank Dick

1940

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