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Dick Purcell

Actor | * 08/06/1908 († 35, 04/10/1944) | Greenwich, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
Richard Gerold Purcell Jr. (August 6, 1905 – April 10, 1944) was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1944 film serial, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill. Purcell also appeared in films such as Tough Kid (1938), Accidents Will Happen (1938), Heroes in Blue (1939), Irish Luck (1939), The Bank Dick (1940), and King of the Zombies (1941). ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations. ...

Captain America

Certification unknown

1944 | 2.8/5 | 4h 4min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Family heartbreak: A dedicated New York City policeman raises two sons, one following in his dad's footsteps as a cop while the other turns to crime and is arrested for murder. ...

Heroes in Blue

Certification unknown

1939 | 2.0/5 | 1h 1min
Drama, Crime
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To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for her rival. ...

The Daredevil Drivers

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1938 | 2.5/5 | 59min
Action, Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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When a banker is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a suicide. With the help of a detective, she hopes to get to the bottom of the case. ...

Mystery House

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1938 | 2.8/5 | 56min
Adventure, Crime, Mystery
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Movies with Dick Purcell as Actor(75)

as Spike Nelson1944 Trocadero
as Milt Holmes1944 Timber Queen
as Captain America / Grant Gardner1944 Captain America
as Pat Burke1944 Leave It to the Irish
as Andy Adams1943 Reveille with Beverly
as Duke Springer1943 Idaho
as Dave1943 High Explosive
as Tank Instructor1943 Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine1943 Aerial Gunner
as Randy Brooks1943 No Place for a Lady
as Johnny Smith1943 The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Edward Clarkk1942 Phantom Killer
as Scarf Lennin1942 The Old Homestead
as Joe Dawson1942 In Old California
as Norm Thompson1942 I Live on Danger
as Ralph Andrews1942 Torpedo Boat
as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker1942 X Marks the Spot
as Bob Fuller1941 Flying Blind
as James 'Mac' McCarthy1941 King of the Zombies
as Bill Gratton1941 Two in a Taxi
as Red Harris1941 No Hands on the Clock
as Wicks1941 Bullets for O'Hara
as Cliff Halliday1941 The Pittsburgh Kid
as Mackley Q. Greene1940 The Bank Dick
as Pinky O'Connor1940 Arise, My Love
as Agent Melvin Pierce1940 Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Alexander1940 New Moon
as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne1940 Flight Command
as Dick Cartwright1940 Private Affairs
as Dave Miller1939 While America Sleeps
as Terry Walsh1939 Blackwell's Island
as Terry Murphy1939 Heroes in Blue
as himself1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan1939 Streets of New York
as John Jones1939 Drunk Driving
as Steve Lanahan1939 Irish Luck
as Keiffer1938 Nancy Drew: Detective
as Creel1938 Valley of the Giants
as Lance O'Leary1938 Mystery House
as Jim Faber1938 Accidents Will Happen
as Bill Foster1938 The Daredevil Drivers
as Tex Boyden1938 Penrod's Double Trouble
as Ace Scanlon1938 Over the Wall
as Vince Morrell1938 Broadway Musketeers
as Bill Kellogg1938 Flight Into Nowhere
as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)1938 Breakdowns of 1938
as Percy 'Slats' Harrington1938 Air Devils
as Rick Fulton1938 Garden of the Moon
as 'Red' Murphy1938 Tough Kid
as Mel Lynch1937 Melody for Two
as David 'Harp' Santell1937 Alcatraz Island
as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)1937 Draegerman Courage
as "Bull" Regan1937 Missing Witnesses
as Joe Taylor1937 Public Wedding
as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)1937 Talent Scout
as Rusty Gibbs1937 Navy Blues
as Paul Wayne1937 Reported Missing
as Jimmy Carmody1937 Men in Exile
as George Mayhew1937 Wine, Women and Horses
as Nick DeLargo1936 Bengal Tiger
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)1936 Freshman Love
as Ed Slayden1936 Jailbreak
as Ed Driscoll1936 Bullets or Ballots
as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)1936 Ceiling Zero
as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)1936 Brides Are Like That
as Crandal1936 The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Wally Calhoun1936 Times Square Playboy
as Skip McHenry1936 Man Hunt
as Bert (uncredited)1936 Snowed Under
as George Chester1936 The Captain's Kid
as Gabby Dugan1936 King of Hockey
as Louie1936 Public Enemy's Wife
as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)1936 Follow the Fleet
as Marty1936 The Law in Her Hands
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)1930 The Doorway to Hell

Full Name: Dick Purcell
Born: Thursday, 08/06 1908 (August) in Greenwich, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 04/10 1944 (April) in Hollywood (aged: 35)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Educated at: Fordham University
Spouses (current/former): Ethelind Terry
Other names for Dick Purcell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Richard Gerold Purcell Jr."
"Richard Gerold Purcell"
"Richard G. Purcell"
"Richard Purcell"
Dick Purcell frequently works together with these people:
Addison Richards (15x, Actor)
Bryan Foy (14x, Crew)
Jack L. Warner (13x, Crew)
Hal B. Wallis (12x, Crew)
Jack Wise (12x, Actor)
Stuart Holmes (11x, Actor)
Esdras Hartley (11x, Crew)
Cliff Saum (10x, Actor)
George E. Stone (9x, Actor)
Tom Wilson (9x, Actor)
Joseph Crehan (9x, Actor)
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