Dick Purcell


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Actor

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.

Place of Birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Date of Birth: Aug 6, 1905

Date of Death: Apr 10, 1944


Filmography

Actor (67 Known Credits)


Captain America

Captain America / Grant Gardner

Trocadero

Spike Nelson

Timber Queen

Milt Holmes

Aerial Gunner

Pvt. Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

Idaho

Duke Springer

In Old California

Joe Dawson

Torpedo Boat

Ralph Andrews

Phantom Killer

Edward Clarkk

X Marks the Spot

Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

I Live on Danger

Norm Thompson

King of the Zombies

James 'Mac' McCarthy

Bullets for O'Hara

Wicks the 'Chauffeur'

Flying Blind

Bob Fuller

The Pittsburgh Kid

Cliff Halliday

The Bank Dick

Mackley Q. Greene

New Moon

Alexander

Flight Command

Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

Arise, My Love

Pinky O'Connor

Private Affairs

Dick Cartwright

Blackwell's Island

Terry Walsh

Streets of New York

T.P. 'Tap' Keenan

Drunk Driving

John Jones

Irish Luck

Steve Lanahan

Heroes in Blue

Terry Murphy

Mystery House

Lance O'Leary

Over The Wall

Ace Scanlon

Garden of the Moon

Rick Fulton

Air Devils

Percy 'Slats' Harrington

Daredevil Drivers

Bill Foster

Tough Kid

'Red' Murphy

Broadway Musketeers

Vincent 'Vince' Morrell

Flight Into Nowhere

Bill Kellogg

Missing Witnesses

"Bull" Regan

Melody For Two

Mel Lynch

Men In Exile

Jimmy Carmody

Talent Scout

Benefit Show Guest (archive footage)

Alcatraz Island

David 'Harp' Santell

Navy Blues

Russell J. 'Rusty' Gibbs

Reported Missing

Paul Wayne

Public Wedding

Joe Taylor

Bullets or Ballots

Ed Driscoll (as Richard Purcell)

Follow the Fleet

Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

Times Square Playboy

Wally Calhoun

Ceiling Zero

Smiley (as Dick Purcell)

Brides Are Like That

Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)

Freshman Love

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

King of Hockey

Gabby Dugan

The Captain's Kid

George Chester

Jailbreak

Ed Slayden

Man Hunt

Skip McHenry

The Doorway to Hell

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Captain America / Grant Gardner
Trocadero (1944)
Spike Nelson
Pat Burke
Timber Queen (1944)
Milt Holmes
Aerial Gunner (1943)
Pvt. Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Andy Adams
Johnny Smith
Idaho (1943)
Duke Springer
Rand Brooke
Tank Instructor
Joe Dawson
Torpedo Boat (1942)
Ralph Andrews
Edward Clarkk
Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Norm Thompson
James 'Mac' McCarthy
Red Harris
Wicks the 'Chauffeur'
Flying Blind (1941)
Bob Fuller
Cliff Halliday
The Bank Dick (1940)
Mackley Q. Greene
New Moon (1940)
Alexander
Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Pinky O'Connor
Dick Cartwright
Terry Walsh
T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Drunk Driving (1939)
John Jones
Irish Luck (1939)
Steve Lanahan
Terry Murphy
Dave Miller
Keiffer
Mystery House (1938)
Lance O'Leary
Over The Wall (1938)
Ace Scanlon
Creel
Tex Boyden
Rick Fulton
Jim Faber
Himself
Air Devils (1938)
Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Bill Foster
Tough Kid (1938)
'Red' Murphy
Vincent 'Vince' Morrell
Bill Kellogg
"Bull" Regan
Mel Lynch
George Mayhew
Men In Exile (1937)
Jimmy Carmody
Talent Scout (1937)
Benefit Show Guest (archive footage)
David 'Harp' Santell
Navy Blues (1937)
Russell J. 'Rusty' Gibbs
Paul Wayne
Joe Taylor
Ed Driscoll (as Richard Purcell)
Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Wally Calhoun
Ceiling Zero (1936)
Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Louie
Freshman Love (1936)
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Gabby Dugan
Marty
George Chester
Jailbreak (1936)
Ed Slayden
Man Hunt (1936)
Skip McHenry
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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