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