Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1905-08-06
- Day of Death1944-04-10 (38 years)
- Place of BirthGreenwich, Connecticut, USA
- Also Known AsRichard Gerold Purcell Jr.Richard Gerold PurcellRichard G. PurcellRichard Purcell
Dick Purcell
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.
Acting Career
- 1944
Trocadero
As: Spike Nelson
- 1944
Captain America
As: Captain America / Grant Gardner
- 1944
Timber Queen
As: Milt Holmes
- 1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
As: Johnny Smith
- 1943
High Explosive
As: Dave
- 1943
Aerial Gunner
As: Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
- 1943
Idaho
As: Duke Springer
- 1943
No Place for a Lady
As: Randy Brooks
1943Reveille with Beverly
As: Andy Adams
1943Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
As: Tank Instructor
1942X Marks the Spot
As: Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
1942Phantom Killer
As: Edward Clarkk
1942The Old Homestead
As: Scarf Lennin
1942I Live on Danger
As: Norm Thompson
- 1942
In Old California
As: Joe Dawson
1942Torpedo Boat
As: Ralph Andrews
1941No Hands on the Clock
As: Red Harris
1941The Pittsburgh Kid
As: Cliff Halliday
1941Flying Blind
As: Bob Fuller
1941Bullets for O'Hara
As: Wicks
1941Two in a Taxi
As: Bill Gratton
- 1941
King of the Zombies
As: James 'Mac' McCarthy
1940Flight Command
As: Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
- 1940
The Bank Dick
As: Mackley Q. Greene
1940Arise, My Love
As: Pink
1940Private Affairs
As: Dick Cartwright
1940New Moon
As: Alexander
1940Outside the Three-Mile Limit
As: Agent Melvin Pierce
1939Heroes in Blue
As: Terry Murphy
1939Drunk Driving
As: John Jones
1939Irish Luck
As: Steve Lanahan
1939While America Sleeps
As: Dave Miller
1939Streets of New York
As: T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
1939Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
As: Dick Purcell
1939Blackwell's Island
As: Terry Walsh
1938Tough Kid
As: 'Red' Murphy
1938Nancy Drew… Detective
As: Keiffer
1938Broadway Musketeers
As: Vince Morrell
1938Garden of the Moon
As: Rick Fulton
1938Valley of the Giants
As: Creel
1938Penrod's Double Trouble
As: Tex Boyden
1938Mystery House
As: Lance O'Leary
1938Air Devils
As: Percy 'Slats' Harrington
1938Flight Into Nowhere
As: Bill Kellogg
1938Accidents Will Happen
As: Jim Faber
1938Over the Wall
As: Ace Scanlon
1938The Daredevil Drivers
As: Bill Foster
1937Missing Witnesses
As: "Bull" Regan
1937Alcatraz Island
As: David 'Harp' Santell
1937Wine, Women and Horses
As: George Mayhew
1937Reported Missing
As: Paul Wayne
1937Public Wedding
As: Joe Taylor
1937Draegerman Courage
As: Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
1937Melody for Two
As: Mel Lynch
1937Men in Exile
As: Jimmy Carmody
1937Navy Blues
As: Rusty Gibbs
1936King of Hockey
As: Gabby Dugan
1936The Captain's Kid
As: George Chester
1936Jailbreak
As: Ed Slayden
1936Bengal Tiger
As: Nick DeLargo
1936Public Enemy's Wife
As: Louie
1936The Case of the Velvet Claws
As: Crandal
- 1936
Bullets or Ballots
As: Ed Driscoll
1936The Law in Her Hands
As: Marty
1936Times Square Playboy
As: Wally Calhoun
1936Brides Are Like That
As: Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
1936Snowed Under
As: Bert (uncredited)
- 1936
Follow the Fleet
As: Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
1936Man Hunt
As: Skip McHenry
1936Freshman Love
As: Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1936Ceiling Zero
As: Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
1930The Doorway to Hell
As: Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)