Dick Purcell
Actor
- Born
- August 6, 1905 · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
- Died
- April 10, 1944 (age 38)
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
The Bank Dick
November 29, 1940
Follow the Fleet
February 20, 1936
King of the Zombies
May 14, 1941
Bullets or Ballots
June 6, 1936
In Old California
May 31, 1942
Captain America
February 5, 1944
Arise, My Love
November 8, 1940
The Doorway to Hell
October 18, 1930
Nancy Drew… Detective
November 19, 1938
Ceiling Zero
January 16, 1936
X Marks the Spot
November 4, 1942
Flight Command
December 27, 1940
Acting76
- 1989Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
- 1944Leave It to the Irish as Pat Burke
- 1944Trocadero as Spike Nelson
- 1944Captain America as Captain America / Grant Gardner
- 1944Timber Queen as Milt Holmes
- 1943The Mystery of the 13th Guest as Johnny Smith
- 1943High Explosive as Dave
- 1943Aerial Gunner as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
- 1943Idaho as Duke Springer
- 1943No Place for a Lady