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Dick Purcell

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Dick Purcell

Born August 6, 1905 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USADied April 10, 194471 films

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.

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Follow the Fleet posterFirst watchFollow the Fleet19366.9as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's…View film

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The Bank Dick poster6.5The Bank Dick1940Bullets or Ballots poster6.6Bullets or Ballots1936King of the Zombies poster5.2King of the Zombies1941

Filmography

71 films as actor
  1. 1944Leave It to the IrishPat Burke
  2. 1944TrocaderoSpike Nelson
  3. 1944Captain AmericaCaptain America / Grant Gardner
  4. 1944Timber QueenMilt Holmes
  5. 1943The Mystery of the 13th GuestJohnny Smith
  6. 1943High ExplosiveDave
  7. 1943Aerial GunnerLancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
  8. 1943IdahoDuke Springer
  9. 1943No Place for a LadyRandy Brooks
  10. 1943Reveille with BeverlyAndy Adams
  11. 1942X Marks the SpotPolice Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
  12. 1942Phantom KillerEdward Clarkk
  13. 1942The Old HomesteadScarf Lennin
  14. 1942I Live on DangerNorm Thompson
  15. 1942In Old CaliforniaJoe Dawson
  16. 1942Torpedo BoatRalph Andrews
  17. 1941No Hands on the ClockRed Harris
  18. 1941The Pittsburgh KidCliff Halliday
  19. 1941Flying BlindBob Fuller
  20. 1941Bullets for O'HaraWicks
  21. 1941Two in a TaxiBill Gratton
  22. 1941King of the ZombiesJames 'Mac' McCarthy
  23. 1940Flight CommandLieut. 'Stichy' Payne
  24. 1940The Bank DickMackley Q. Greene
  25. 1940Arise, My LovePink
  26. 1940Private AffairsDick Cartwright
  27. 1940New MoonAlexander
  28. 1940Outside the Three-Mile LimitAgent Melvin Pierce
  29. 1939Heroes in BlueTerry Murphy
  30. 1939Drunk DrivingJohn Jones
  31. 1939Irish LuckSteve Lanahan
  32. 1939While America SleepsDave Miller
  33. 1939Streets of New YorkT.P. 'Tap' Keenan
  34. 1939Blackwell's IslandTerry Walsh
  35. 1938Tough Kid'Red' Murphy
  36. 1938Nancy Drew… DetectiveKeiffer
  37. 1938Broadway MusketeersVince Morrell
  38. 1938Garden of the MoonRick Fulton
  39. 1938Valley of the GiantsCreel
  40. 1938Penrod's Double TroubleTex Boyden
  41. 1938Mystery HouseLance O'Leary
  42. 1938Air DevilsPercy 'Slats' Harrington
  43. 1938Flight Into NowhereBill Kellogg
  44. 1938Accidents Will HappenJim Faber
  45. 1938Over the WallAce Scanlon
  46. 1938The Daredevil DriversBill Foster
  47. 1937Missing Witnesses"Bull" Regan
  48. 1937Alcatraz IslandDavid 'Harp' Santell
  49. 1937Wine, Women and HorsesGeorge Mayhew
  50. 1937Reported MissingPaul Wayne
  51. 1937Public WeddingJoe Taylor
  52. 1937Draegerman CourageTrapped Draegerman (uncredited)
  53. 1937Melody for TwoMel Lynch
  54. 1937Men in ExileJimmy Carmody
  55. 1937Navy BluesRusty Gibbs
  56. 1936King of HockeyGabby Dugan
  57. 1936The Captain's KidGeorge Chester
  58. 1936JailbreakEd Slayden
  59. 1936Bengal TigerNick DeLargo
  60. 1936Public Enemy's WifeLouie
  61. 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsCrandal
  62. 1936Bullets or BallotsEd Driscoll
  63. 1936The Law in Her HandsMarty
  64. 1936Times Square PlayboyWally Calhoun
  65. 1936Brides Are Like ThatDr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
  66. 1936Snowed UnderBert (uncredited)
  67. 1936Follow the FleetLead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
  68. 1936Man HuntSkip McHenry
  69. 1936Freshman LoveRadio Announcer (uncredited)
  70. 1936Ceiling ZeroSmiley (as Dick Purcell)
  71. 1930The Doorway to HellUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)