Dick Purcell
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1905-08-06
- Died
- 1944-04-10
- Place of birth
- Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
- Also known 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.
Known For
Movies (76)
Tough Kid
1938
as 'Red' Murphy
Arise, My Love
1940
as Pink
Captain America
1944
as Captain America / Grant Gardner
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Ed Driscoll
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Keiffer
Valley of the Giants
1938
as Creel
In Old California
1942
as Joe Dawson
Leave It to the Irish
1944
as Pat Burke
Over the Wall
1938
as Ace Scanlon
Two in a Taxi
1941
as Bill Gratton
The Bank Dick
1940
as Mackley Q. Greene
Flight Command
1940
as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Follow the Fleet
1936
as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Snowed Under
1936
as Bert (uncredited)
King of the Zombies
1941
as James 'Mac' McCarthy
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Mystery House
1938
as Lance O'Leary
No Hands on the Clock
1941
as Red Harris
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
While America Sleeps
1939
as Dave Miller
Blackwell's Island
1939
as Terry Walsh
Streets of New York
1939
as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Andy Adams
Torpedo Boat
1942
as Ralph Andrews
Times Square Playboy
1936
as Wally Calhoun
Alcatraz Island
1937
as David 'Harp' Santell
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Crandal
Accidents Will Happen
1938
as Jim Faber
The Doorway to Hell
1930
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
I Live on Danger
1942
as Norm Thompson
Flight Into Nowhere
1938
as Bill Kellogg
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Bullets for O'Hara
1941
as Wicks
Phantom Killer
1942
as Edward Clarkk
Talent Scout
1937
as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Daredevil Drivers
1938
as Bill Foster
No Place for a Lady
1943
as Randy Brooks
Wine, Women and Horses
1937
as George Mayhew
Freshman Love
1936
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Private Affairs
1940
as Dick Cartwright
Timber Queen
1944
as Milt Holmes
Irish Luck
1939
as Steve Lanahan
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Vince Morrell
Melody for Two
1937
as Mel Lynch
Drunk Driving
1939
as John Jones
Men in Exile
1937
as Jimmy Carmody
Idaho
1943
as Duke Springer
Garden of the Moon
1938
as Rick Fulton
King of Hockey
1936
as Gabby Dugan
Brides Are Like That
1936
as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Trocadero
1944
as Spike Nelson
Man Hunt
1936
as Skip McHenry
Missing Witnesses
1937
as "Bull" Regan
Public Wedding
1937
as Joe Taylor
The Law in Her Hands
1936
as Marty
Jailbreak
1936
as Ed Slayden
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
as Agent Melvin Pierce
High Explosive
1943
as Dave
The Captain's Kid
1936
as George Chester
Reported Missing
1937
as Paul Wayne
X Marks the Spot
1942
as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Navy Blues
1937
as Rusty Gibbs
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
as Louie
Draegerman Courage
1937
as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Heroes in Blue
1939
as Terry Murphy
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
as Dick Purcell
The Old Homestead
1942
as Scarf Lennin
Flying Blind
1941
as Bob Fuller
New Moon
1940
as Alexander
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938
as Tex Boyden
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
Air Devils
1938
as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Bengal Tiger
1936
as Nick DeLargo
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
as Cliff Halliday
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
as Johnny Smith
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
1943
as Tank Instructor
About Dick Purcell
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. With 76 credits spanning from 1930 to 1989, Dick Purcell has appeared in 76 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dick Purcell Movies
- Tough Kid (1938) — as 'Red' Murphy
- Arise, My Love (1940) — as Pink
- Captain America (1944) — as Captain America / Grant Gardner
- Bullets or Ballots (1936) — as Ed Driscoll
- Nancy Drew… Detective (1938) — as Keiffer
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