Dick Purcell

Acting

August 6, 1905 – April 10, 1944 (died at 38)

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Male

76 Movies

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.

King of the Zombies

1941 5.2

as James 'Mac' McCarthy

Age 35 (now 38)

Captain America

1944 5.4

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

Age 38

The Bank Dick

1940 6.5

as Mackley Q. Greene

Age 35 (now 38)

Bullets or Ballots

1936 6.6

as Ed Driscoll

Age 30 (now 38)

Arise, My Love

1940 6.3

as Pink

Age 35 (now 38)

Drunk Driving

1939 5.8

as John Jones

Age 34 (now 38)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943 5.7

as Johnny Smith

Age 38

In Old California

1942 5.3

as Joe Dawson

Age 36 (now 38)

Mystery House

1938 4.8

as Lance O'Leary

Age 32 (now 38)

X Marks the Spot

1942 4.4

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

Age 37 (now 38)

Men in Exile

1937 5.0

as Jimmy Carmody

Age 31 (now 38)

Heroes in Blue

1939 4.9

as Terry Murphy

Age 34 (now 38)

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938 6.5

as Keiffer

Age 33 (now 38)

Blackwell's Island

1939 5.5

as Terry Walsh

Age 33 (now 38)

Alcatraz Island

1937 5.1

as David 'Harp' Santell

Age 32 (now 38)

Reveille with Beverly

1943 7.5

as Andy Adams

Age 37 (now 38)

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989 8.0

Age 84 (now 38)

Leave It to the Irish

1944 4.4

as Pat Burke

Age 39 (now 38)

Trocadero

1944 5.1

as Spike Nelson

Age 38

Captain America

1944 5.4

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

Age 38

Timber Queen

1944 6.0

as Milt Holmes

Age 38

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943 5.7

as Johnny Smith

Age 38

High Explosive

1943 6.3

as Dave

Age 37 (now 38)

Aerial Gunner

1943 5.0

as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

Age 37 (now 38)

Idaho

1943 6.3

as Duke Springer

Age 37 (now 38)

No Place for a Lady

1943 6.0

as Randy Brooks

Age 37 (now 38)

Reveille with Beverly

1943 7.5

as Andy Adams

Age 37 (now 38)

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

1943 6.0

as Tank Instructor

Age 37 (now 38)

X Marks the Spot

1942 4.4

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

Age 37 (now 38)

Phantom Killer

1942 5.3

as Edward Clarkk

Age 37 (now 38)

The Old Homestead

1942 8.0

as Scarf Lennin

Age 37 (now 38)

I Live on Danger

1942 6.1

as Norm Thompson

Age 36 (now 38)

In Old California

1942 5.3

as Joe Dawson

Age 36 (now 38)

Torpedo Boat

1942 7.5

as Ralph Andrews

Age 36 (now 38)

No Hands on the Clock

1941 5.6

as Red Harris

Age 36 (now 38)

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941 7.0

as Cliff Halliday

Age 36 (now 38)

Flying Blind

1941 4.6

as Bob Fuller

Age 36 (now 38)

Bullets for O'Hara

1941 5.0

as Wicks

Age 35 (now 38)

Two in a Taxi

1941 8.0

as Bill Gratton

Age 35 (now 38)

King of the Zombies

1941 5.2

as James 'Mac' McCarthy

Age 35 (now 38)

Flight Command

1940 5.9

as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

Age 35 (now 38)

The Bank Dick

1940 6.5

as Mackley Q. Greene

Age 35 (now 38)

Arise, My Love

1940 6.3

as Pink

Age 35 (now 38)

Private Affairs

1940 7.0

as Dick Cartwright

Age 34 (now 38)

New Moon

1940 6.9

as Alexander

Age 34 (now 38)

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

1940 5.7

as Agent Melvin Pierce

Age 34 (now 38)

Heroes in Blue

1939 4.9

as Terry Murphy

Age 34 (now 38)

Drunk Driving

1939 5.8

as John Jones

Age 34 (now 38)

Irish Luck

1939 6.4

as Steve Lanahan

Age 34 (now 38)

While America Sleeps

1939 6.7

as Dave Miller

Age 33 (now 38)

Streets of New York

1939 5.4

as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan

Age 33 (now 38)

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939 4.0

as Dick Purcell

Age 33 (now 38)

Blackwell's Island

1939 5.5

as Terry Walsh

Age 33 (now 38)

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 5.8

as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 38)

Tough Kid

1938 6.5

as 'Red' Murphy

Age 33 (now 38)

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938 6.5

as Keiffer

Age 33 (now 38)

Broadway Musketeers

1938 4.4

as Vince Morrell

Age 33 (now 38)

Garden of the Moon

1938 6.8

as Rick Fulton

Age 33 (now 38)

Valley of the Giants

1938 6.7

as Creel

Age 33 (now 38)

Penrod's Double Trouble

1938 7.5

as Tex Boyden

Age 32 (now 38)

Mystery House

1938 4.8

as Lance O'Leary

Age 32 (now 38)

Air Devils

1938 4.3

as Percy 'Slats' Harrington

Age 32 (now 38)

Flight Into Nowhere

1938 5.3

as Bill Kellogg

Age 32 (now 38)

Accidents Will Happen

1938 6.3

as Jim Faber

Age 32 (now 38)

Over the Wall

1938 5.7

as Ace Scanlon

Age 32 (now 38)

The Daredevil Drivers

1938 6.0

as Bill Foster

Age 32 (now 38)

Missing Witnesses

1937 7.0

as "Bull" Regan

Age 32 (now 38)

Alcatraz Island

1937 5.1

as David 'Harp' Santell

Age 32 (now 38)

Wine, Women and Horses

1937 5.3

as George Mayhew

Age 32 (now 38)

Reported Missing

1937 10.0

as Paul Wayne

Age 32 (now 38)

Talent Scout

1937 6.7

as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 31 (now 38)

Public Wedding

1937 6.0

as Joe Taylor

Age 31 (now 38)

Draegerman Courage

1937 7.3

as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)

Age 31 (now 38)

Melody for Two

1937 7.0

as Mel Lynch

Age 31 (now 38)

Men in Exile

1937 5.0

as Jimmy Carmody

Age 31 (now 38)

Navy Blues

1937 6.0

as Rusty Gibbs

Age 31 (now 38)

King of Hockey

1936 5.4

as Gabby Dugan

Age 31 (now 38)

The Captain's Kid

1936 6.7

as George Chester

Age 31 (now 38)

Jailbreak

1936 6.7

as Ed Slayden

Age 30 (now 38)

Bengal Tiger

1936 4.8

as Nick DeLargo

Age 30 (now 38)

Public Enemy's Wife

1936 6.4

as Louie

Age 30 (now 38)

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936 7.2

as Crandal

Age 30 (now 38)

Bullets or Ballots

1936 6.6

as Ed Driscoll

Age 30 (now 38)

The Law in Her Hands

1936 6.0

as Marty

Age 30 (now 38)

Times Square Playboy

1936 4.8

as Wally Calhoun

Age 30 (now 38)

Brides Are Like That

1936 6.1

as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)

Age 30 (now 38)

Snowed Under

1936 7.4

as Bert (uncredited)

Age 30 (now 38)

Follow the Fleet

1936 6.8

as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

Age 30 (now 38)

Man Hunt

1936 10.0

as Skip McHenry

Age 30 (now 38)

Freshman Love

1936 7.0

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Age 30 (now 38)

Ceiling Zero

1936 5.9

as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)

Age 30 (now 38)

The Doorway to Hell

1930 6.5

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Age 25 (now 38)