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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Bank Dick (1940) — Mackley Q. Greene
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Follow the Fleet (1936) — Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
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King of the Zombies (1941) — James 'Mac' McCarthy
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Bullets or Ballots (1936) — Ed Driscoll
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In Old California (1942) — Joe Dawson
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Captain America (1944) — Captain America / Grant Gardner
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The Doorway to Hell (1930) — Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Arise, My Love (1940) — Pink
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Nancy Drew… Detective (1938) — Keiffer
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Ceiling Zero (1936) — Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
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X Marks the Spot (1942) — Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
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Flight Command (1940) — Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
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Alcatraz Island (1937) — David 'Harp' Santell
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The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) — Johnny Smith
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Drunk Driving (1939) — John Jones
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Mystery House (1938) — Lance O'Leary
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New Moon (1940) — Alexander
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Blackwell's Island (1939) — Terry Walsh
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No Hands on the Clock (1941) — Red Harris
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Men in Exile (1937) — Jimmy Carmody
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Public Enemy's Wife (1936) — Louie
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Trocadero (1944) — Spike Nelson
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I Live on Danger (1942) — Norm Thompson
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Heroes in Blue (1939) — Terry Murphy
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Streets of New York (1939) — T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
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Times Square Playboy (1936) — Wally Calhoun
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Reveille with Beverly (1943) — Andy Adams
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The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) — Crandal
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Valley of the Giants (1938) — Creel
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Leave It to the Irish (1944) — Pat Burke
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Garden of the Moon (1938) — Rick Fulton
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Jailbreak (1936) — Ed Slayden
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Aerial Gunner (1943) — Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
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Bengal Tiger (1936) — Nick DeLargo
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King of Hockey (1936) — Gabby Dugan
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Irish Luck (1939) — Steve Lanahan
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Bullets for O'Hara (1941) — Wicks
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Flying Blind (1941) — Bob Fuller
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Broadway Musketeers (1938) — Vince Morrell
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Snowed Under (1936) — Bert (uncredited)