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Dick Purcell
Born
6 August 1905
Died
10 April 1944
Place
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Acting

Dick Purcell

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.

As actor

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989
Captain America

Captain America

1944 · Captain America / Grant Gardner
Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish

1944 · Pat Burke
Trocadero

Trocadero

1944 · Spike Nelson
Timber Queen

Timber Queen

1944 · Milt Holmes
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

1943 · Andy Adams
The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943 · Johnny Smith
No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

1943 · Randy Brooks
Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner

1943 · Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Idaho

Idaho

1943 · Duke Springer
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

1943 · Tank Instructor
High Explosive

High Explosive

1943 · Dave
The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1942 · Scarf Lennin
Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer

1942 · Edward Clarkk
X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

1942 · Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

1942 · Norm Thompson
Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

1942 · Ralph Andrews
In Old California

In Old California

1942 · Joe Dawson
King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

1941 · James 'Mac' McCarthy
No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock

1941 · Red Harris
Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara

1941 · Wicks
The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941 · Cliff Halliday
Flying Blind

Flying Blind

1941 · Bob Fuller
Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi

1941 · Bill Gratton
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940 · Mackley Q. Greene
Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

1940 · Agent Melvin Pierce
New Moon

New Moon

1940 · Alexander
Flight Command

Flight Command

1940 · Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

1940 · Pink
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940 · Dick Cartwright