Actor

Dick Purcell

Birthday: August 6, 1905

Born in: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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.

Movie Credits

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes (1989)
Age: 84
Leave It to the Irish (1944) as Pat Burke
Age: 39
Trocadero (1944) as Spike Nelson
Age: 38
Captain America (1944) as Captain America / Grant Gardner
Age: 38
Timber Queen (1944) as Milt Holmes
Age: 38
The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) as Johnny Smith
Age: 38
High Explosive (1943) as Dave
Age: 37
Aerial Gunner (1943) as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Age: 37
Idaho (1943) as Duke Springer
Age: 37
No Place for a Lady (1943) as Randy Brooks
Age: 37
Reveille with Beverly (1943) as Andy Adams
Age: 37
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank (1943) as Tank Instructor
Age: 37
X Marks the Spot (1942) as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Age: 37
Phantom Killer (1942) as Edward Clarkk
Age: 37
The Old Homestead (1942) as Scarf Lennin
Age: 37
I Live on Danger (1942) as Norm Thompson
Age: 36
In Old California (1942) as Joe Dawson
Age: 36
Torpedo Boat (1942) as Ralph Andrews
Age: 36
No Hands on the Clock (1941) as Red Harris
Age: 36
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941) as Cliff Halliday
Age: 36
Flying Blind (1941) as Bob Fuller
Age: 36
Bullets for O'Hara (1941) as Wicks
Age: 35
Two in a Taxi (1941) as Bill Gratton
Age: 35
King of the Zombies (1941) as James 'Mac' McCarthy
Age: 35
Flight Command (1940) as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Age: 35
The Bank Dick (1940) as Mackley Q. Greene
Age: 35
Arise, My Love (1940) as Pink
Age: 35
Private Affairs (1940) as Dick Cartwright
Age: 34
New Moon (1940) as Alexander
Age: 34
Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940) as Agent Melvin Pierce
Age: 34
Heroes in Blue (1939) as Terry Murphy
Age: 34
Drunk Driving (1939) as John Jones
Age: 34
Irish Luck (1939) as Steve Lanahan
Age: 34
While America Sleeps (1939) as Dave Miller
Age: 33
Streets of New York (1939) as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Age: 33
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939) as Dick Purcell
Age: 33
Blackwell's Island (1939) as Terry Walsh
Age: 33
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 33
Tough Kid (1938) as 'Red' Murphy
Age: 33
Nancy Drew… Detective (1938) as Keiffer
Age: 33
Broadway Musketeers (1938) as Vince Morrell
Age: 33
Garden of the Moon (1938) as Rick Fulton
Age: 33
Valley of the Giants (1938) as Creel
Age: 33
Penrod's Double Trouble (1938) as Tex Boyden
Age: 32
Mystery House (1938) as Lance O'Leary
Age: 32
Air Devils (1938) as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Age: 32
Flight Into Nowhere (1938) as Bill Kellogg
Age: 32
Accidents Will Happen (1938) as Jim Faber
Age: 32
Over the Wall (1938) as Ace Scanlon
Age: 32
The Daredevil Drivers (1938) as Bill Foster
Age: 32
Missing Witnesses (1937) as "Bull" Regan
Age: 32
Alcatraz Island (1937) as David 'Harp' Santell
Age: 32
Wine, Women and Horses (1937) as George Mayhew
Age: 32
Reported Missing (1937) as Paul Wayne
Age: 32
Talent Scout (1937) as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 31
Public Wedding (1937) as Joe Taylor
Age: 31
Draegerman Courage (1937) as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Age: 31
Melody for Two (1937) as Mel Lynch
Age: 31
Men in Exile (1937) as Jimmy Carmody
Age: 31
Navy Blues (1937) as Rusty Gibbs
Age: 31
King of Hockey (1936) as Gabby Dugan
Age: 31
The Captain's Kid (1936) as George Chester
Age: 31
Jailbreak (1936) as Ed Slayden
Age: 30
Bengal Tiger (1936) as Nick DeLargo
Age: 30
Public Enemy's Wife (1936) as Louie
Age: 30
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) as Crandal
Age: 30
Bullets or Ballots (1936) as Ed Driscoll
Age: 30
The Law in Her Hands (1936) as Marty
Age: 30
Times Square Playboy (1936) as Wally Calhoun
Age: 30
Brides Are Like That (1936) as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Age: 30
Snowed Under (1936) as Bert (uncredited)
Age: 30
Follow the Fleet (1936) as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Age: 30
Man Hunt (1936) as Skip McHenry
Age: 30
Freshman Love (1936) as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Age: 30
Ceiling Zero (1936) as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Age: 30
The Doorway to Hell (1930) as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Age: 25