Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Born August 6, 1905 · Died April 10, 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.

Filmography

TrocaderoCaptain AmericaTimber QueenThe Mystery of the 13th GuestAerial GunnerIdahoNo Place for a LadyReveille with BeverlyX Marks the SpotPhantom KillerIn Old CaliforniaNo Hands on the ClockThe Pittsburgh KidFlying BlindKing of the ZombiesFlight CommandThe Bank DickArise, My LovePrivate AffairsNew MoonOutside the Three-Mile LimitHeroes in BlueIrish LuckStreets of New YorkScreen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8Blackwell's IslandBreakdowns of 1938Tough KidNancy Drew… DetectiveBroadway MusketeersGarden of the MoonValley of the GiantsPenrod's Double TroubleMystery HouseAir DevilsOver the WallAlcatraz IslandWine, Women and HorsesTalent ScoutPublic WeddingDraegerman CourageMelody for TwoNavy BluesThe Captain's KidJailbreakPublic Enemy's WifeThe Case of the Velvet ClawsBullets or BallotsThe Law in Her HandsTimes Square PlayboySnowed UnderFollow the FleetMan HuntFreshman LoveCeiling ZeroThe Doorway to Hell
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