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Dick Purcell
Actor
Born August 6, 1905Died April 10, 1944 (38 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2005 | The Great Man: W.C. Fields · as Mackley Q. Greene (clip From The Bank Dick (1940)) |
| 1989 | Batman and Robin and the Other Super Heroes · as Captain America |
| 1989 | Action Heroes of Movies & T.V. · as Captain America |
| 1987 | Bloopermania · as Cast |
| 1986 | Horrible Horror · as James 'mac' Mccarthy, In Clips From 'king Of The Zombies' |
| 1944 | Leave It to the Irish · as Pat Burke |
| 1944 | Trocadero · as Spike Nelson |
| 1944 | Captain America · as Captain America / Grant Gardner |
| 1944 | Timber Queen · as Milt Holmes |
| 1943 | The Mystery of the 13th Guest · as Johnny Smith |
| 1943 | High Explosive · as Dave |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner · as Lancelot 'gadget' Blaine |
| 1943 | |
| 1943 | No Place for a Lady · as Randy Brooks |
| 1943 | Reveille with Beverly · as Andy Adams |
| 1942 | X Marks the Spot · as Police Lt. William 'bill' Decker |
| 1942 | Phantom Killer · as Edward Clarkk |
| 1942 | I Live on Danger · as Norm Thompson |
| 1942 | In Old California · as Joe Dawson |
| 1941 | No Hands on the Clock · as Red Harris |
| 1941 | Flying Blind · as Bob Fuller |
| 1941 | Bullets for O'Hara · as Wicks |
| 1941 | King of the Zombies · as James 'mac' Mccarthy |
| 1940 | Flight Command · as Lieut. 'stichy' Payne |
| 1940 | The Bank Dick · as Mackley Q. Greene |
| 1940 | Arise, My Love · as Pink |
| 1940 | Private Affairs · as Dick Cartwright |
| 1940 | New Moon · as Alexander |
| 1939 | Heroes in Blue · as Terry Murphy |
| 1939 | Irish Luck · as Steve Lanahan |
| 1939 | Streets of New York · as T.p. 'tap' Keenan |
| 1939 | Blackwell's Island · as Terry Walsh |
| 1938 | Tough Kid · as 'red' Murphy |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew: Detective · as Keiffer |
| 1938 | Broadway Musketeers · as Vince Morrell |
| 1938 | Garden of the Moon · as Rick Fulton |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants · as Creel |
| 1938 | Penrod's Double Trouble · as Tex Boyden |
| 1938 | Mystery House · as Lance O'leary |
| 1938 | Air Devils · as Percy 'slats' Harrington |
| 1938 | Flight Into Nowhere · as Bill Kellogg |
| 1938 | Accidents Will Happen · as Jim Faber |
| 1938 | Over the Wall · as Ace Scanlon |
| 1938 | The Daredevil Drivers · as Bill Foster |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses · as "bull" Regan |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island · as David 'harp' Santell |
| 1937 | Wine, Women and Horses · as George Mayhew |
| 1937 | Reported Missing! · as Paul Wayne |
| 1937 | Talent Scout · as Benefit Show Guest (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Public Wedding · as Joe Taylor |
| 1937 | Slim · as Tom |
| 1937 | Draegerman Courage · as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Melody for Two · as Mel Lynch |
| 1937 | Men in Exile · as Jimmy Carmody |
| 1937 | Navy Blues · as Rusty Gibbs |
| 1936 | King of Hockey · as Gabby Dugan |
| 1936 | Jailbreak · as Ed Slayden |
| 1936 | The Captain's Kid · as George Chester |
| 1936 | The Case of the Velvet Claws · as Crandal |
| 1936 | Bengal Tiger · as Nick Delargo |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife · as Louie |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots · as Ed Driscoll |
| 1936 | The Law in Her Hands · as Marty |
| 1936 | Times Square Playboy · as Wally Calhoun |
| 1936 | Brides Are Like That · as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell) |
| 1936 | Snowed Under · as Bert (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Follow the Fleet · as Lead Marine On Ship (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Man Hunt · as Skip Mchenry |
| 1936 | Ceiling Zero · as Smiley (as Dick Purcell) |
| 1935 | Freshman Love · as Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain · as Jimmy's College Friend |
| 1930 | The Doorway to Hell · as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |