Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Deceased · Born: Aug 6, 1905 · Died: Apr 10, 1944

Known For

Captain AmericaCaptain America
Mystery HouseMystery House
Heroes in BlueHeroes in Blue
The Daredevil DriversThe Daredevil Drivers

Personal Details

BornAug 6, 1905 Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Biography

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.

Career

1944
Timber Queen
Timber Queen as Milt Holmes
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Trocadero
Trocadero as Spike Nelson
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Leave It to the Irish
Leave It to the Irish as Pat Burke
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Captain America
Captain America as Captain America / Grant Gardner
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1943
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
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Idaho
Idaho as Duke Springer
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The Mystery of the 13th Guest
The Mystery of the 13th Guest as Johnny Smith
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Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly as Andy Adams
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No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady as Randy Brooks
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High Explosive
High Explosive as Dave
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1942
Torpedo Boat
Torpedo Boat as Ralph Andrews
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I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger as Norm Thompson
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X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
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The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead as Scarf Lennin
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In Old California
In Old California as Joe Dawson
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Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer as Edward Clarkk
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1941
No Hands on the Clock
No Hands on the Clock as Red Harris
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Two in a Taxi
Two in a Taxi as Bill Gratton
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King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies as James 'Mac' McCarthy
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Flying Blind
Flying Blind as Bob Fuller
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Bullets for O'Hara
Bullets for O'Hara as Wicks
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1940
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick as Mackley Q. Greene
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Private Affairs
Private Affairs as Dick Cartwright
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Flight Command
Flight Command as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
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New Moon
New Moon as Alexander
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Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love as Pinky O'Connor
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Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Outside the Three-Mile Limit as Agent Melvin Pierce
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1939
Streets of New York
Streets of New York as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
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Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island as Terry Walsh
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Irish Luck
Irish Luck as Steve Lanahan
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Heroes in Blue
Heroes in Blue as Terry Murphy
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1938
Accidents Will Happen
Accidents Will Happen as Jim Faber
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Penrod's Double Trouble
Penrod's Double Trouble as Tex Boyden
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Over the Wall
Over the Wall as Ace Scanlon
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The Daredevil Drivers
The Daredevil Drivers as Bill Foster
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Nancy Drew: Detective
Nancy Drew: Detective as Keiffer
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Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon as Rick Fulton
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Mystery House
Mystery House as Lance O'Leary
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Air Devils
Air Devils as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
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Tough Kid
Tough Kid as 'Red' Murphy
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Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants as Creel
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1937
Men in Exile
Men in Exile as Jimmy Carmody
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Navy Blues
Navy Blues as Rusty Gibbs
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Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses as George Mayhew
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Slim
Slim as Tom
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Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island as David 'Harp' Santell
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Reported Missing!
Reported Missing! as Paul Wayne
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Public Wedding
Public Wedding as Joe Taylor
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Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses as "Bull" Regan
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1936
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife as Louie
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The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws as Crandal
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Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots as Ed Driscoll
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The Law in Her Hands
The Law in Her Hands as Marty
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Brides Are Like That
Brides Are Like That as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
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Bengal Tiger
Bengal Tiger as Nick DeLargo
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King of Hockey
King of Hockey as Gabby Dugan
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Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
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