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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.
The roles that explain the career.
40 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes | Film | |
| 1944 | Trocadero | Spike Nelson | Film |
| 1944 | Captain America | Captain America / Grant Gardner | Film |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine | Film |
| 1943 | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Johnny Smith | Film |
| 1943 | Idaho | Duke Springer | Film |
| 1943 | Reveille with Beverly | Andy Adams | Film |
| 1942 | X Marks the Spot | Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker | Film |
| 1942 | Phantom Killer | Edward Clarkk | Film |
| 1942 | In Old California | Joe Dawson | Film |
| 1942 | Torpedo Boat | Ralph Andrews | Film |
| 1941 | King of the Zombies | James 'Mac' McCarthy | Film |
| 1941 | No Hands on the Clock | Red Harris | Film |
| 1941 | Bullets for O'Hara | Wicks | Film |
| 1940 | The Bank Dick | Mackley Q. Greene | Film |
| 1940 | Arise, My Love | Pink | Film |
| 1940 | Flight Command | Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne | Film |
| 1940 | New Moon | Alexander | Film |
| 1939 | Blackwell's Island | Terry Walsh | Film |
| 1939 | Streets of New York | T.P. 'Tap' Keenan | Film |
| 1938 | Over the Wall | Ace Scanlon | Film |
| 1938 | Mystery House | Lance O'Leary | Film |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants | Creel | Film |
| 1938 | Penrod's Double Trouble | Tex Boyden | Film |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew… Detective | Keiffer | Film |
| 1938 | Garden of the Moon | Rick Fulton | Film |
| 1937 | Wine, Women and Horses | George Mayhew | Film |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | "Bull" Regan | Film |
| 1937 | Melody for Two | Mel Lynch | Film |
| 1937 | Men in Exile | Jimmy Carmody | Film |
| 1936 | The Case of the Velvet Claws | Crandal | Film |
| 1936 | Brides Are Like That | Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell) | Film |
| 1936 | Times Square Playboy | Wally Calhoun | Film |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots | Ed Driscoll | Film |
| 1936 | Follow the Fleet | Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Man Hunt | Skip McHenry | Film |
| 1936 | Ceiling Zero | Smiley (as Dick Purcell) | Film |
| 1936 | Snowed Under | Bert (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife | Louie | Film |
| 1930 | The Doorway to Hell | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | Film |
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