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.
Movie | Horrible Horror | James McCarthy in 'King of the Zombies' | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Timber Queen | Milt Holmes | 1944-01-13 |
Movie | Captain America | Captain America / Grant Gardner | 1944-02-05 |
Movie | Trocadero | Spike Nelson | 1944-04-24 |
Movie | Leave It to the Irish | Pat Burke | 1944-08-26 |
Movie | Reveille with Beverly | Andy Adams | 1943-02-04 |
Movie | Fighting Men: Crack That Tank | Tank Instructor | 1943-01-24 |
Movie | Idaho | Duke Springer | 1943-03-10 |
Movie | No Place for a Lady | Randy Brooks | 1943-02-11 |
Movie | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Johnny Smith | 1943-11-05 |
Movie | High Explosive | Dave | 1943-03-27 |
Movie | Aerial Gunner | Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine | 1943-03-20 |
Movie | In Old California | Joe Dawson | 1942-05-31 |
Movie | Torpedo Boat | Ralph Andrews | 1942-01-24 |
Movie | I Live on Danger | Norm Thompson | 1942-06-16 |
Movie | The Old Homestead | Scarf Lennin | 1942-08-17 |
Movie | X Marks the Spot | Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker | 1942-11-04 |
Movie | Phantom Killer | Edward Clarkk | 1942-10-02 |
Movie | King of the Zombies | James 'Mac' McCarthy | 1941-05-14 |
Movie | Bullets for O'Hara | Wicks | 1941-07-19 |
Movie | Flying Blind | Bob Fuller | 1941-08-29 |
Movie | No Hands on the Clock | Red Harris | 1941-12-01 |
Movie | The Pittsburgh Kid | Cliff Halliday | 1941-08-29 |
Movie | New Moon | Alexander | 1940-06-28 |
Movie | Private Affairs | Dick Cartwright | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | Arise, My Love | Pinky O'Connor | 1940-11-08 |
Movie | The Bank Dick | Mackley Q. Greene | 1940-11-29 |
Movie | Flight Command | Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne | 1940-12-27 |
Movie | Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 | Dick Purcell | 1939-04-08 |
Movie | Blackwell's Island | Terry Walsh | 1939-01-24 |
Movie | Streets of New York | T.P. 'Tap' Keenan | 1939-04-12 |
Movie | Irish Luck | Steve Lanahan | 1939-08-22 |
Movie | While America Sleeps | Dave Miller | 1939-04-14 |
Movie | Drunk Driving | John Jones | 1939-10-28 |
Movie | Heroes in Blue | Terry Murphy | 1939-11-07 |
Movie | Flight Into Nowhere | Bill Kellogg | 1938-04-19 |
Movie | Air Devils | Percy 'Slats' Harrington | 1938-05-13 |
Movie | Accidents Will Happen | Jim Faber | 1938-04-09 |
Movie | Over the Wall | Ace Scanlon | 1938-04-02 |
Movie | Mystery House | Lance O'Leary | 1938-05-21 |
Movie | The Daredevil Drivers | Bill Foster | 1938-02-12 |
Movie | Tough Kid | 'Red' Murphy | 1938-12-28 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1938 | Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
Movie | Penrod's Double Trouble | Tex Boyden | 1938-07-23 |
Movie | Broadway Musketeers | Vince Morrell | 1938-10-08 |
Movie | Nancy Drew… Detective | Keiffer | 1938-11-19 |
Movie | Garden of the Moon | Rick Fulton | 1938-09-23 |
Movie | Valley of the Giants | Creel | 1938-09-17 |
Movie | Draegerman Courage | Trapped Draegerman (uncredited) | 1937-05-15 |
Movie | Melody for Two | Mel Lynch | 1937-05-01 |
Movie | Men in Exile | Jimmy Carmody | 1937-04-04 |
Movie | Public Wedding | Joe Taylor | 1937-07-09 |
Movie | Navy Blues | Rusty Gibbs | 1937-03-29 |
Movie | Talent Scout | Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1937-07-24 |
Movie | Missing Witnesses | "Bull" Regan | 1937-12-11 |
Movie | Alcatraz Island | David 'Harp' Santell | 1937-10-13 |
Movie | Reported Missing | Paul Wayne | 1937-08-15 |
Movie | Wine, Women and Horses | George Mayhew | 1937-09-11 |
Movie | Snowed Under | Bert (uncredited) | 1936-03-29 |
Movie | Brides Are Like That | Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell) | 1936-04-18 |
Movie | Follow the Fleet | Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited) | 1936-02-20 |
Movie | Ceiling Zero | Smiley (as Dick Purcell) | 1936-01-16 |
Movie | Times Square Playboy | Wally Calhoun | 1936-05-09 |
Movie | Freshman Love | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1936-01-18 |
Movie | Man Hunt | Skip McHenry | 1936-01-29 |
Movie | The Case of the Velvet Claws | Crandal | 1936-07-03 |
Movie | The Captain's Kid | George Chester | 1936-11-14 |
Movie | King of Hockey | Gabby Dugan | 1936-12-19 |
Movie | Jailbreak | Ed Slayden | 1936-08-05 |
Movie | Bengal Tiger | Nick DeLargo | 1936-07-29 |
Movie | Bullets or Ballots | Ed Driscoll | 1936-06-06 |
Movie | Public Enemy's Wife | Louie | 1936-07-24 |
Movie | The Law in Her Hands | Marty | 1936-05-16 |
Movie | The Doorway to Hell | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1930-10-18 |