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Dick Purcell

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.

Born

Aug 06, 1905

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Died

Apr 10, 1944

Known For

Acting

Movies

76 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

movie

Known For

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

as Mackley Q. Greene
Captain America
Captain America
1944 • as Captain America / Grant Gardner
★ 5.3
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet
1936 • as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
1940 • as Mackley Q. Greene
★ 6.5
In Old California
In Old California
1942 • as Joe Dawson
★ 5.3
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
1936 • as Ed Driscoll
★ 6.6
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love
1940 • as Pink
★ 6.3
King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies
1941 • as James 'Mac' McCarthy
★ 5.2
Tough Kid
Tough Kid
1938 • as 'Red' Murphy
★ 6.5
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 • as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
★ 5.9
Snowed Under
Snowed Under
1936 • as Bert (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Public Wedding
Public Wedding
1937 • as Joe Taylor
★ 6.0
The Captain's Kid
The Captain's Kid
1936 • as George Chester
★ 6.7
Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly
1943 • as Andy Adams
★ 7.5
Men in Exile
Men in Exile
1937 • as Jimmy Carmody
★ 5.0
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner
1943 • as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
★ 5.0
Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero
1936 • as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
★ 5.9
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940 • as Agent Melvin Pierce
★ 5.7
New Moon
New Moon
1940 • as Alexander
★ 6.9
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 • as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
King of Hockey
King of Hockey
1936 • as Gabby Dugan
★ 5.4
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
1936 • as Ed Slayden
★ 6.7
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants
1938 • as Creel
★ 6.7
Private Affairs
Private Affairs
1940 • as Dick Cartwright
★ 7.0
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
1937 • as David 'Harp' Santell
★ 5.1
Idaho
Idaho
1943 • as Duke Springer
★ 6.3
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
1936 • as Skip McHenry
★ 10.0
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 • as Keiffer
★ 6.5
The Daredevil Drivers
The Daredevil Drivers
1938 • as Bill Foster
★ 6.0
Streets of New York
Streets of New York
1939 • as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
★ 5.4
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
1939 • as Terry Walsh
★ 5.5
Bengal Tiger
Bengal Tiger
1936 • as Nick DeLargo
★ 4.8
Accidents Will Happen
Accidents Will Happen
1938 • as Jim Faber
★ 6.3
X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot
1942 • as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
★ 4.5
The Law in Her Hands
The Law in Her Hands
1936 • as Marty
★ 6.0
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1938 • as Ace Scanlon
★ 5.7
Two in a Taxi
Two in a Taxi
1941 • as Bill Gratton
★ 8.0
Bullets for O'Hara
Bullets for O'Hara
1941 • as Wicks
★ 5.0
Penrod's Double Trouble
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938 • as Tex Boyden
★ 7.5
Mystery House
Mystery House
1938 • as Lance O'Leary
★ 4.8
The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell
1930 • as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
★ 6.5
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
1942 • as Norm Thompson
★ 6.1
Freshman Love
Freshman Love
1936 • as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Flying Blind
Flying Blind
1941 • as Bob Fuller
★ 4.6
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 • as Johnny Smith
★ 5.7
Leave It to the Irish
Leave It to the Irish
1944 • as Pat Burke
★ 4.4
Irish Luck
Irish Luck
1939 • as Steve Lanahan
★ 6.4
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
1938 • as Rick Fulton
★ 6.8
High Explosive
High Explosive
1943 • as Dave
★ 6.3
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife
1936 • as Louie
★ 6.4
The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 • as Cliff Halliday
★ 7.0
Brides Are Like That
Brides Are Like That
1936 • as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
★ 6.1
Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 • as George Mayhew
★ 5.3
Timber Queen
Timber Queen
1944 • as Milt Holmes
★ 6.0
The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead
1942 • as Scarf Lennin
★ 8.0
Broadway Musketeers
Broadway Musketeers
1938 • as Vince Morrell
★ 4.4
Trocadero
Trocadero
1944 • as Spike Nelson
★ 5.1
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 • as Dick Purcell
★ 4.0
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1937 • as Rusty Gibbs
★ 6.0
Torpedo Boat
Torpedo Boat
1942 • as Ralph Andrews
★ 7.5
Melody for Two
Melody for Two
1937 • as Mel Lynch
★ 7.0
Talent Scout
Talent Scout
1937 • as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.7
No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady
1943 • as Randy Brooks
★ 6.0
While America Sleeps
While America Sleeps
1939 • as Dave Miller
★ 6.7
Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer
1942 • as Edward Clarkk
★ 5.3
Flight Into Nowhere
Flight Into Nowhere
1938 • as Bill Kellogg
★ 5.3
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses
1937 • as "Bull" Regan
★ 7.0
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
★ 8.0
No Hands on the Clock
No Hands on the Clock
1941 • as Red Harris
★ 5.6
Heroes in Blue
Heroes in Blue
1939 • as Terry Murphy
★ 4.9
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 • as Crandal
★ 7.2
Air Devils
Air Devils
1938 • as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
★ 4.3
Draegerman Courage
Draegerman Courage
1937 • as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Drunk Driving
Drunk Driving
1939 • as John Jones
★ 5.8
Reported Missing
Reported Missing
1937 • as Paul Wayne
★ 10.0
Times Square Playboy
Times Square Playboy
1936 • as Wally Calhoun
★ 4.8
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
1943 • as Tank Instructor
★ 6.0