Person

Dick Purcell

Acting · 1905–1944 · 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.

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  Arise, My Love

  Pink

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  Bullets or Ballots

  Ed Driscoll

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  Tough Kid

  'Red' Murphy

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  The Bank Dick

  Mackley Q. Greene

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  Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

  1989

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  Captain America

  Captain America / Grant Gardner

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  Nancy Drew… Detective

  Keiffer

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  Valley of the Giants

  Creel

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  In Old California

  Joe Dawson

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  Alcatraz Island

  David 'Harp' Santell

• 1989Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
• 1944Leave It to the IrishPat Burke
• 1944TrocaderoSpike Nelson
• 1944Captain AmericaCaptain America / Grant Gardner
• 1944Timber QueenMilt Holmes
• 1943The Mystery of the 13th GuestJohnny Smith
• 1943High ExplosiveDave
• 1943Aerial GunnerLancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
• 1943IdahoDuke Springer
• 1943No Place for a LadyRandy Brooks
• 1943Reveille with BeverlyAndy Adams
• 1943Fighting Men: Crack That TankTank Instructor
• 1942X Marks the SpotPolice Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
• 1942Phantom KillerEdward Clarkk
• 1942The Old HomesteadScarf Lennin
• 1942I Live on DangerNorm Thompson
• 1942In Old CaliforniaJoe Dawson
• 1942Torpedo BoatRalph Andrews
• 1941No Hands on the ClockRed Harris
• 1941The Pittsburgh KidCliff Halliday
• 1941Flying BlindBob Fuller
• 1941Bullets for O'HaraWicks
• 1941Two in a TaxiBill Gratton
• 1941King of the ZombiesJames 'Mac' McCarthy
• 1940Flight CommandLieut. 'Stichy' Payne
• 1940The Bank DickMackley Q. Greene
• 1940Arise, My LovePink
• 1940Private AffairsDick Cartwright
• 1940New MoonAlexander
• 1940Outside the Three-Mile LimitAgent Melvin Pierce
• 1939Heroes in BlueTerry Murphy
• 1939Drunk DrivingJohn Jones
• 1939Irish LuckSteve Lanahan
• 1939While America SleepsDave Miller
• 1939Streets of New YorkT.P. 'Tap' Keenan
• 1939Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8Dick Purcell
• 1939Blackwell's IslandTerry Walsh
• 1938Breakdowns of 1938Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1938Tough Kid'Red' Murphy
• 1938Nancy Drew… DetectiveKeiffer
• 1938Broadway MusketeersVince Morrell
• 1938Garden of the MoonRick Fulton
• 1938Valley of the GiantsCreel
• 1938Penrod's Double TroubleTex Boyden
• 1938Mystery HouseLance O'Leary
• 1938Air DevilsPercy 'Slats' Harrington
• 1938Flight Into NowhereBill Kellogg
• 1938Accidents Will HappenJim Faber
• 1938Over the WallAce Scanlon
• 1938The Daredevil DriversBill Foster
• 1937Missing Witnesses"Bull" Regan
• 1937Alcatraz IslandDavid 'Harp' Santell
• 1937Wine, Women and HorsesGeorge Mayhew
• 1937Reported MissingPaul Wayne
• 1937Talent ScoutBenefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1937Public WeddingJoe Taylor
• 1937Draegerman CourageTrapped Draegerman (uncredited)
• 1937Melody for TwoMel Lynch
• 1937Men in ExileJimmy Carmody
• 1937Navy BluesRusty Gibbs
• 1936King of HockeyGabby Dugan
• 1936The Captain's KidGeorge Chester
• 1936JailbreakEd Slayden
• 1936Bengal TigerNick DeLargo
• 1936Public Enemy's WifeLouie
• 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsCrandal
• 1936Bullets or BallotsEd Driscoll
• 1936The Law in Her HandsMarty
• 1936Times Square PlayboyWally Calhoun
• 1936Brides Are Like ThatDr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
• 1936Snowed UnderBert (uncredited)
• 1936Follow the FleetLead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
• 1936Man HuntSkip McHenry
• 1936Freshman LoveRadio Announcer (uncredited)
• 1936Ceiling ZeroSmiley (as Dick Purcell)
• 1930The Doorway to HellUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)