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Aliases: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr. , Richard Gerold Purcell , Richard G. Purcell , Richard Purcell

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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Movie Involvements: 51

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

In Old California
Average
5

In Old California

(1942) Joe Dawson
Captain America
Average
6

Captain America

(1944) Captain America / Grant Gardner
Bullets or Ballots
Average
7

Bullets or Ballots

(1936) Ed Driscoll
Torpedo Boat
Average
6

Torpedo Boat

(1942) Ralph Andrews
Idaho
Average
6

Idaho

(1943) Duke Springer
Flight Command
Average
5

Flight Command

(1940) Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
The Doorway to Hell
Average
6

The Doorway to Hell

(1930) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Air Devils
Average
3

Air Devils

(1938) Percy 'Slats' Harrington

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1986 James McCarthy in 'King of the Zombies'
1944 Pat Burke
Spike Nelson
Captain America / Grant Gardner
Milt Holmes
1943 Johnny Smith
Dave
Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Duke Springer
Randy Brooks
Andy Adams
Tank Instructor
1942 Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Edward Clarkk
Scarf Lennin
Norm Thompson
Joe Dawson
Ralph Andrews
1941 Red Harris
Cliff Halliday
Bob Fuller
Wicks
Bill Gratton
James 'Mac' McCarthy
1940 Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Mackley Q. Greene
Pinky O'Connor
Dick Cartwright
Alexander
Agent Melvin Pierce
1939 Terry Murphy
John Jones
Steve Lanahan
Dave Miller
T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Dick Purcell
Terry Walsh
1938 Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
'Red' Murphy
Keiffer
Vince Morrell
Rick Fulton
Creel
Tex Boyden
Lance O'Leary
Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Bill Kellogg
Jim Faber
Ace Scanlon
Bill Foster
1937 "Bull" Regan
David 'Harp' Santell
George Mayhew
Paul Wayne
Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe Taylor
Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Mel Lynch
Jimmy Carmody
Rusty Gibbs
1936 Gabby Dugan
George Chester
Crandal
Ed Slayden
Nick DeLargo
Louie
Ed Driscoll
Marty
Wally Calhoun
Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Bert (uncredited)
Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Skip McHenry
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
1930 Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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