DICK PURCELL
Dick Purcell
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: August 6, 1905
Deathday: April 10, 1944
Place of Birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
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.
Filmography
Starring
1944·
Timber QueenMilt Holmes
1944·
TrocaderoSpike Nelson
Pat Burke
1944·
Captain AmericaCaptain America / Grant Gardner
1943·
High ExplosiveDave
Tank Instructor
1943·
IdahoDuke Springer
1943·
Aerial GunnerLancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
1943·
No Place for a LadyRandy Brooks
Johnny Smith
Andy Adams
1942·
In Old CaliforniaJoe Dawson
1942·
Torpedo BoatRalph Andrews
1942·
I Live on DangerNorm Thompson
1942·
X Marks the SpotPolice Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
1942·
Phantom KillerEdward Clarkk
1942·
The Old HomesteadScarf Lennin
1941·
Two in a TaxiBill Gratton
1941·
Flying BlindBob Fuller
1941·
The Pittsburgh KidCliff Halliday
1941·
Bullets for O'HaraWicks
Red Harris
1941·
King of the ZombiesJames 'Mac' McCarthy
1940·
Private AffairsDick Cartwright
1940·
Arise, My LovePink
1940·
Flight CommandLieut. 'Stichy' Payne
1940·
New MoonAlexander
Agent Melvin Pierce
1940·
The Bank DickMackley Q. Greene
1939·
Streets of New YorkT.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Dick Purcell
1939·
Drunk DrivingJohn Jones
1939·
While America SleepsDave Miller
1939·
Heroes in BlueTerry Murphy
1939·
Irish LuckSteve Lanahan
1939·
Blackwell's IslandTerry Walsh
1938·
Breakdowns of 1938Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938·
Broadway MusketeersVince Morrell
1938·
Flight Into NowhereBill Kellogg
1938·
Tough Kid'Red' Murphy
1938·
Garden of the MoonRick Fulton
Bill Foster
1938·
Air DevilsPercy 'Slats' Harrington
Jim Faber
Tex Boyden
1938·
Valley of the GiantsCreel
1938·
Over the WallAce Scanlon
1938·
Mystery HouseLance O'Leary
Keiffer
1937·
Draegerman CourageTrapped Draegerman (uncredited)
1937·
Talent ScoutBenefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
1937·
Alcatraz IslandDavid 'Harp' Santell
1937·
Public WeddingJoe Taylor
1937·
Reported MissingPaul Wayne
1937·
Navy BluesRusty Gibbs
1937·
Melody for TwoMel Lynch
1937·
Missing Witnesses"Bull" Regan
George Mayhew
1937·
Men in ExileJimmy Carmody
1936·
Snowed UnderBert (uncredited)
1936·
Bengal TigerNick DeLargo
1936·
Ceiling ZeroSmiley (as Dick Purcell)
1936·
The Captain's KidGeorge Chester
1936·
Freshman LoveRadio Announcer (uncredited)
1936·
Man HuntSkip McHenry
1936·
JailbreakEd Slayden
1936·
The Law in Her HandsMarty
1936·
Follow the FleetLead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
1936·
King of HockeyGabby Dugan
1936·
Public Enemy's WifeLouie
1936·
Brides Are Like ThatDr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Crandal
1936·
Times Square PlayboyWally Calhoun
1936·
Bullets or BallotsEd Driscoll
1930·
The Doorway to HellUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)