Dick Purcell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 6, 1905
- Died
- April 10, 1944
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes 1989
Actor
Leave It to the Irish 1944
as Pat Burke
Trocadero 1944
as Spike Nelson
Captain America 1944
as Captain America / Grant Gardner
Timber Queen 1944
as Milt Holmes
The Mystery of the 13th Guest 1943
as Johnny Smith
High Explosive 1943
as Dave
Aerial Gunner 1943
as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Idaho 1943
as Duke Springer
No Place for a Lady 1943
as Randy Brooks
Reveille with Beverly 1943
as Andy Adams
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank 1943
as Tank Instructor
X Marks the Spot 1942
as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Phantom Killer 1942
as Edward Clarkk
The Old Homestead 1942
as Scarf Lennin
I Live on Danger 1942
as Norm Thompson
In Old California 1942
as Joe Dawson
Torpedo Boat 1942
as Ralph Andrews
No Hands on the Clock 1941
as Red Harris
Flying Blind 1941
as Bob Fuller
The Pittsburgh Kid 1941
as Cliff Halliday
Bullets for O'Hara 1941
as Wicks
Two in a Taxi 1941
as Bill Gratton
King of the Zombies 1941
as James 'Mac' McCarthy
Flight Command 1940
as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
The Bank Dick 1940
as Mackley Q. Greene
Arise, My Love 1940
as Pink
Private Affairs 1940
as Dick Cartwright
New Moon 1940
as Alexander
Outside the Three-Mile Limit 1940
as Agent Melvin Pierce
Heroes in Blue 1939
as Terry Murphy
Drunk Driving 1939
as John Jones
Irish Luck 1939
as Steve Lanahan
While America Sleeps 1939
as Dave Miller
Streets of New York 1939
as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 1939
as Dick Purcell
Blackwell's Island 1939
as Terry Walsh
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tough Kid 1938
as 'Red' Murphy
Nancy Drew… Detective 1938
as Keiffer
Broadway Musketeers 1938
as Vince Morrell
Garden of the Moon 1938
as Rick Fulton
Valley of the Giants 1938
as Creel
Penrod's Double Trouble 1938
as Tex Boyden
Mystery House 1938
as Lance O'Leary
Air Devils 1938
as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Flight Into Nowhere 1938
as Bill Kellogg
Accidents Will Happen 1938
as Jim Faber
Over the Wall 1938
as Ace Scanlon
The Daredevil Drivers 1938
as Bill Foster
Missing Witnesses 1937
as "Bull" Regan
Alcatraz Island 1937
as David 'Harp' Santell
Wine, Women and Horses 1937
as George Mayhew
Reported Missing 1937
as Paul Wayne
Talent Scout 1937
as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Public Wedding 1937
as Joe Taylor
Draegerman Courage 1937
as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Melody for Two 1937
as Mel Lynch
Men in Exile 1937
as Jimmy Carmody
Navy Blues 1937
as Rusty Gibbs
King of Hockey 1936
as Gabby Dugan
The Captain's Kid 1936
as George Chester
Jailbreak 1936
as Ed Slayden
Bengal Tiger 1936
as Nick DeLargo
Public Enemy's Wife 1936
as Louie
The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936
as Crandal
Bullets or Ballots 1936
as Ed Driscoll
The Law in Her Hands 1936
as Marty
Times Square Playboy 1936
as Wally Calhoun
Brides Are Like That 1936
as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Snowed Under 1936
as Bert (uncredited)
Follow the Fleet 1936
as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Man Hunt 1936
as Skip McHenry
Freshman Love 1936
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Ceiling Zero 1936
as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
The Doorway to Hell 1930
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.