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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

1.5

movie

Known For

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

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