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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1905-08-06 · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
- Died
- 1944-04-10
Known for
- The Bank Dick (1940) — Mackley Q. Greene
- Follow the Fleet (1936) — Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
- King of the Zombies (1941) — James 'Mac' McCarthy
- Bullets or Ballots (1936) — Ed Driscoll
- In Old California (1942) — Joe Dawson
- Captain America (1944) — Captain America / Grant Gardner
- Arise, My Love (1940) — Pink
- The Doorway to Hell (1930) — Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Nancy Drew… Detective (1938) — Keiffer
- Ceiling Zero (1936) — Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
- X Marks the Spot (1942) — Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
- Flight Command (1940) — Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
- Alcatraz Island (1937) — David 'Harp' Santell
- The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) — Johnny Smith
- Drunk Driving (1939) — John Jones
- Mystery House (1938) — Lance O'Leary