Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1905-08-06
Day of Death
1944-04-10
Place of Birth
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Dick Purcell
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 (76)
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Unknown
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
⭐ 4.4
Role:
Pat Burke
Leave It to the Irish
1944
⭐ 5.1
Role:
Spike Nelson
Trocadero
1944
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Captain America / Grant Gardner
Captain America
1944
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Milt Holmes
Timber Queen
1944
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Johnny Smith
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Dave
High Explosive
1943
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Aerial Gunner
1943
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Duke Springer
Idaho
1943
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Randy Brooks
No Place for a Lady
1943
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Andy Adams
Reveille with Beverly
1943
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Tank Instructor
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
1943
⭐ 4.4
Role:
Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
X Marks the Spot
1942
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Edward Clarkk
Phantom Killer
1942
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Scarf Lennin
