Acting · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · Born August 6, 1905
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.
MovieBatman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
MovieLeave It to the Irish
1944
as Pat Burke
MovieTrocadero
1944
as Spike Nelson
MovieCaptain America
1944
as Captain America / Grant Gardner
MovieTimber Queen
1944
as Milt Holmes
MovieThe Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
as Johnny Smith
MovieHigh Explosive
1943
as Dave
MovieAerial Gunner
1943
as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
MovieIdaho
1943
as Duke Springer
MovieNo Place for a Lady
1943
as Randy Brooks
MovieReveille with Beverly
1943
as Andy Adams
MovieFighting Men: Crack That Tank
1943
as Tank Instructor
MovieX Marks the Spot
1942
as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
MoviePhantom Killer
1942
as Edward Clarkk
MovieThe Old Homestead
1942
as Scarf Lennin
MovieI Live on Danger
1942
as Norm Thompson
MovieIn Old California
1942
as Joe Dawson
MovieTorpedo Boat
1942
as Ralph Andrews
MovieNo Hands on the Clock
1941
as Red Harris
MovieThe Pittsburgh Kid
1941
as Cliff Halliday
MovieFlying Blind
1941
as Bob Fuller
MovieBullets for O'Hara
1941
as Wicks
MovieTwo in a Taxi
1941
as Bill Gratton
MovieKing of the Zombies
1941
as James 'Mac' McCarthy
MovieFlight Command
1940
as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
MovieThe Bank Dick
1940
as Mackley Q. Greene
MovieArise, My Love
1940
as Pink
MoviePrivate Affairs
1940
as Dick Cartwright
MovieNew Moon
1940
as Alexander
MovieOutside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
as Agent Melvin Pierce
MovieHeroes in Blue
1939
as Terry Murphy
MovieDrunk Driving
1939
as John Jones
MovieIrish Luck
1939
as Steve Lanahan
MovieWhile America Sleeps
1939
as Dave Miller
MovieStreets of New York
1939
as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
MovieScreen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
as Dick Purcell
MovieBlackwell's Island
1939
as Terry Walsh
MovieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieTough Kid
1938
as 'Red' Murphy
MovieNancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Keiffer
MovieBroadway Musketeers
1938
as Vince Morrell
MovieGarden of the Moon
1938
as Rick Fulton
MovieValley of the Giants
1938
as Creel
MoviePenrod's Double Trouble
1938
as Tex Boyden
MovieMystery House
1938
as Lance O'Leary
MovieAir Devils
1938
as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
MovieFlight Into Nowhere
1938
as Bill Kellogg
MovieAccidents Will Happen
1938
as Jim Faber
MovieOver the Wall
1938
as Ace Scanlon
MovieThe Daredevil Drivers
1938
as Bill Foster
MovieMissing Witnesses
1937
as "Bull" Regan
MovieAlcatraz Island
1937
as David 'Harp' Santell
MovieWine, Women and Horses
1937
as George Mayhew
MovieReported Missing
1937
as Paul Wayne
MovieTalent Scout
1937
as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
MoviePublic Wedding
1937
as Joe Taylor
MovieDraegerman Courage
1937
as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
MovieMelody for Two
1937
as Mel Lynch
MovieMen in Exile
1937
as Jimmy Carmody
MovieNavy Blues
1937
as Rusty Gibbs
MovieKing of Hockey
1936
as Gabby Dugan
MovieThe Captain's Kid
1936
as George Chester
MovieJailbreak
1936
as Ed Slayden
MovieBengal Tiger
1936
as Nick DeLargo
MoviePublic Enemy's Wife
1936
as Louie
MovieThe Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Crandal
MovieBullets or Ballots
1936
as Ed Driscoll
MovieThe Law in Her Hands
1936
as Marty
MovieTimes Square Playboy
1936
as Wally Calhoun
MovieBrides Are Like That
1936
as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
MovieSnowed Under
1936
as Bert (uncredited)
MovieFollow the Fleet
1936
as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
MovieMan Hunt
1936
as Skip McHenry
MovieFreshman Love
1936
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
MovieCeiling Zero
1936
as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
MovieThe Doorway to Hell
1930
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
