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Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

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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  • The Bank Dick

    The Bank Dick

    Played Mackley Q. Greene

    Average Rating
    6.5
    125 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 29, 1940
    86 years ago
  • Follow the Fleet

    Follow the Fleet

    Played Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.8
    72 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 20, 1936
    91 years ago
  • King of the Zombies

    King of the Zombies

    Played James 'Mac' McCarthy

    Average Rating
    5.1
    54 votes
    Release Date
    May 14, 1941
    86 years ago
  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

    Played Ed Driscoll

    Average Rating
    6.6
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 06, 1936
    91 years ago
  • In Old California

    In Old California

    Played Joe Dawson

    Average Rating
    5.1
    33 votes
    Release Date
    May 31, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Captain America

    Captain America

    Played Captain America / Grant Gardner

    Average Rating
    5.4
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 05, 1944
    83 years ago
  • The Doorway to Hell

    The Doorway to Hell

    Played Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.3
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 18, 1930
    96 years ago
  • Arise, My Love

    Arise, My Love

    Played Pink

    Average Rating
    6.3
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 08, 1940
    86 years ago
  • Nancy Drew… Detective

    Nancy Drew… Detective

    Played Keiffer

    Average Rating
    6.3
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 19, 1938
    88 years ago
  • Ceiling Zero

    Ceiling Zero

    Played Smiley (as Dick Purcell)

    Average Rating
    5.8
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 16, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Flight Command

    Flight Command

    Played Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

    Average Rating
    5.6
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 27, 1940
    86 years ago
  • X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the Spot

    Played Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

    Average Rating
    3.9
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 04, 1942
    84 years ago
  • Alcatraz Island

    Alcatraz Island

    Played David 'Harp' Santell

    Average Rating
    4.9
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 13, 1937
    89 years ago
  • The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    Played Johnny Smith

    Average Rating
    5.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 05, 1943
    83 years ago
  • Mystery House

    Mystery House

    Played Lance O'Leary

    Average Rating
    4.4
    8 votes
    Release Date
    May 21, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Drunk Driving

    Drunk Driving

    Played John Jones

    Average Rating
    5.4
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 28, 1939
    87 years ago
  • New Moon

    New Moon

    Played Alexander

    Average Rating
    6.5
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 28, 1940
    87 years ago
  • Blackwell's Island

    Blackwell's Island

    Played Terry Walsh

    Average Rating
    5.0
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 1939
    88 years ago
  • No Hands on the Clock

    No Hands on the Clock

    Played Red Harris

    Average Rating
    4.9
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1941
    85 years ago
  • Men in Exile

    Men in Exile

    Played Jimmy Carmody

    Average Rating
    4.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 04, 1937
    90 years ago
  • Public Enemy's Wife

    Public Enemy's Wife

    Played Louie

    Average Rating
    5.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 24, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Trocadero

    Trocadero

    Played Spike Nelson

    Average Rating
    4.7
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1944
    83 years ago
  • I Live on Danger

    I Live on Danger

    Played Norm Thompson

    Average Rating
    5.7
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 16, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Heroes in Blue

    Heroes in Blue

    Played Terry Murphy

    Average Rating
    4.0
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 07, 1939
    87 years ago
  • Streets of New York

    Streets of New York

    Played T.P. 'Tap' Keenan

    Average Rating
    4.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 12, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Times Square Playboy

    Times Square Playboy

    Played Wally Calhoun

    Average Rating
    4.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    May 09, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Reveille with Beverly

    Reveille with Beverly

    Played Andy Adams

    Average Rating
    7.0
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 04, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Valley of the Giants

    Valley of the Giants

    Played Creel

    Average Rating
    6.0
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 17, 1938
    88 years ago
  • Garden of the Moon

    Garden of the Moon

    Played Rick Fulton

    Average Rating
    6.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 23, 1938
    88 years ago
  • Jailbreak

    Jailbreak

    Played Ed Slayden

    Average Rating
    6.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 05, 1936
    90 years ago
  • Aerial Gunner

    Aerial Gunner

    Played Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

    Average Rating
    4.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 20, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Bengal Tiger

    Bengal Tiger

    Played Nick DeLargo

    Average Rating
    4.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 29, 1936
    90 years ago
  • The Case of the Velvet Claws

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

    Played Crandal

    Average Rating
    6.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 03, 1936
    91 years ago
  • King of Hockey

    King of Hockey

    Played Gabby Dugan

    Average Rating
    5.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 19, 1936
    90 years ago

  • Leave It to the Irish

    Played Pat Burke

    Average Rating
    3.1
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 26, 1944
    82 years ago
  • Irish Luck

    Irish Luck

    Played Steve Lanahan

    Average Rating
    5.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 22, 1939
    87 years ago
  • Bullets for O'Hara

    Bullets for O'Hara

    Played Wicks

    Average Rating
    4.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 19, 1941
    85 years ago
  • Broadway Musketeers

    Broadway Musketeers

    Played Vince Morrell

    Average Rating
    3.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 08, 1938
    88 years ago
  • Phantom Killer

    Phantom Killer

    Played Edward Clarkk

    Average Rating
    4.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 02, 1942
    84 years ago
  • Brides Are Like That

    Brides Are Like That

    Played Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)

    Average Rating
    4.8
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 18, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Wine, Women and Horses

    Wine, Women and Horses

    Played George Mayhew

    Average Rating
    4.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 11, 1937
    89 years ago
  • Accidents Will Happen

    Accidents Will Happen

    Played Jim Faber

    Average Rating
    6.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 09, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Air Devils

    Air Devils

    Played Percy 'Slats' Harrington

    Average Rating
    2.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    May 13, 1938
    89 years ago
  • The Law in Her Hands

    The Law in Her Hands

    Played Marty

    Average Rating
    5.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    May 16, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Timber Queen

    Timber Queen

    Played Milt Holmes

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 13, 1944
    83 years ago
  • Public Wedding

    Public Wedding

    Played Joe Taylor

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 09, 1937
    90 years ago
  • Flying Blind

    Flying Blind

    Played Bob Fuller

    Average Rating
    2.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 29, 1941
    85 years ago
  • Idaho

    Idaho

    Played Duke Springer

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 10, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    Played Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    4.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 31, 1938
    88 years ago
  • High Explosive

    High Explosive

    Played Dave

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 27, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

    Played Bert (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    7.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 29, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Outside the Three-Mile Limit

    Outside the Three-Mile Limit

    Played Agent Melvin Pierce

    Average Rating
    4.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 07, 1940
    87 years ago
  • Missing Witnesses

    Missing Witnesses

    Played "Bull" Regan

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 11, 1937
    89 years ago
  • Freshman Love

    Freshman Love

    Played Radio Announcer (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 18, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Talent Scout

    Talent Scout

    Played Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 24, 1937
    89 years ago
  • Flight Into Nowhere

    Flight Into Nowhere

    Played Bill Kellogg

    Average Rating
    4.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 19, 1938
    89 years ago
  • The Captain's Kid

    The Captain's Kid

    Played George Chester

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 14, 1936
    90 years ago
  • While America Sleeps

    While America Sleeps

    Played Dave Miller

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 14, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Draegerman Courage

    Draegerman Courage

    Played Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    May 15, 1937
    90 years ago
  • Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

    Played Ace Scanlon

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 02, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Penrod's Double Trouble

    Penrod's Double Trouble

    Played Tex Boyden

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 23, 1938
    88 years ago
  • Navy Blues

    Navy Blues

    Played Rusty Gibbs

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 29, 1937
    90 years ago
  • The Daredevil Drivers

    The Daredevil Drivers

    Played Bill Foster

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 12, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Tough Kid

    Tough Kid

    Played 'Red' Murphy

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1938
    88 years ago
  • No Place for a Lady

    No Place for a Lady

    Played Randy Brooks

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 11, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Torpedo Boat

    Torpedo Boat

    Played Ralph Andrews

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

    Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

    Played Tank Instructor

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

    Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

    Played Dick Purcell

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 08, 1939
    88 years ago
  • The Old Homestead

    The Old Homestead

    Played Scarf Lennin

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 17, 1942
    84 years ago
  • Melody for Two

    Melody for Two

    Played Mel Lynch

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 01, 1937
    90 years ago
  • Reported Missing

    Reported Missing

    Played Paul Wayne

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 15, 1937
    89 years ago
  • Man Hunt

    Man Hunt

    Played Skip McHenry

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 29, 1936
    91 years ago
  • The Pittsburgh Kid

    The Pittsburgh Kid

    Played Cliff Halliday

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 29, 1941
    85 years ago
  • Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

    Played Dick Cartwright

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 05, 1940
    87 years ago
  • Two in a Taxi

    Two in a Taxi

    Played Bill Gratton

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 10, 1941
    85 years ago
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