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