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Dick Purcell
Acting
06 Aug 1905
† 10 Apr 1944
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
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.
Also Known As
Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard Purcell
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Dick Purcell's Movies
65%
The Bank Dick
29 Nov 1940
68%
Follow the Fleet
20 Feb 1936
52%
King of the Zombies
14 May 1941
66%
Bullets or Ballots
06 Jun 1936
53%
In Old California
31 May 1942
54%
Captain America
05 Feb 1944
63%
Arise, My Love
08 Nov 1940
65%
The Doorway to Hell
18 Oct 1930
65%
Nancy Drew… Detective
19 Nov 1938
59%
Ceiling Zero
16 Jan 1936
59%
Flight Command
27 Dec 1940
44%
X Marks the Spot
04 Nov 1942
51%
Alcatraz Island
13 Oct 1937
57%
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
05 Nov 1943
48%
Mystery House
21 May 1938
58%
Drunk Driving
28 Oct 1939
69%
New Moon
28 Jun 1940
55%
Blackwell's Island
24 Jan 1939
56%
No Hands on the Clock
01 Dec 1941
50%
Men in Exile
04 Apr 1937