1905-08-06 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.
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Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes | 1989-09-08 | |
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Timber Queen | Milt Holmes | 1944-01-13 |
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Captain America | Captain America / Grant Gardner | 1944-02-05 |
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Leave It to the Irish | Pat Burke | 1944-08-26 |
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Trocadero | Spike Nelson | 1944-04-24 |
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Reveille with Beverly | Andy Adams | 1943-02-04 |
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Aerial Gunner | Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine | 1943-03-20 |
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Fighting Men: Crack That Tank | Tank Instructor | 1943-01-24 |
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Idaho | Duke Springer | 1943-03-10 |
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No Place for a Lady | Randy Brooks | 1943-02-11 |
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High Explosive | Dave | 1943-03-27 |
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The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Johnny Smith | 1943-11-05 |
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I Live on Danger | Norm Thompson | 1942-06-16 |
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Torpedo Boat | Ralph Andrews | 1942-01-24 |
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In Old California | Joe Dawson | 1942-05-31 |
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X Marks the Spot | Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker | 1942-11-04 |
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Phantom Killer | Edward Clarkk | 1942-10-02 |
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The Old Homestead | Scarf Lennin | 1942-08-17 |
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Two in a Taxi | Bill Gratton | 1941-07-10 |
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The Pittsburgh Kid | Cliff Halliday | 1941-08-29 |
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Bullets for O'Hara | Wicks | 1941-07-19 |
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Flying Blind | Bob Fuller | 1941-08-29 |
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No Hands on the Clock | Red Harris | 1941-12-01 |
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King of the Zombies | James 'Mac' McCarthy | 1941-05-14 |
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Arise, My Love | Pink | 1940-11-08 |
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Private Affairs | Dick Cartwright | 1940-07-05 |
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Outside the Three-Mile Limit | Agent Melvin Pierce | 1940-03-07 |
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Flight Command | Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne | 1940-12-27 |
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The Bank Dick | Mackley Q. Greene | 1940-11-29 |
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New Moon | Alexander | 1940-06-28 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 | Dick Purcell | 1939-04-08 |
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Drunk Driving | John Jones | 1939-10-28 |
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While America Sleeps | Dave Miller | 1939-04-14 |
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Streets of New York | T.P. 'Tap' Keenan | 1939-04-12 |
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Heroes in Blue | Terry Murphy | 1939-11-07 |
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Irish Luck | Steve Lanahan | 1939-08-22 |
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Blackwell's Island | Terry Walsh | 1939-01-24 |
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Tough Kid | 'Red' Murphy | 1938-12-28 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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Accidents Will Happen | Jim Faber | 1938-04-09 |
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Broadway Musketeers | Vince Morrell | 1938-10-08 |
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Penrod's Double Trouble | Tex Boyden | 1938-07-23 |
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Over the Wall | Ace Scanlon | 1938-04-02 |
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Valley of the Giants | Creel | 1938-09-17 |
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Garden of the Moon | Rick Fulton | 1938-09-23 |
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The Daredevil Drivers | Bill Foster | 1938-02-12 |
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Flight Into Nowhere | Bill Kellogg | 1938-04-19 |
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Mystery House | Lance O'Leary | 1938-05-21 |
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Air Devils | Percy 'Slats' Harrington | 1938-05-13 |
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Nancy Drew… Detective | Keiffer | 1938-11-19 |
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Wine, Women and Horses | George Mayhew | 1937-09-11 |
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Men in Exile | Jimmy Carmody | 1937-04-04 |
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Draegerman Courage | Trapped Draegerman (uncredited) | 1937-05-15 |
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Talent Scout | Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1937-07-24 |
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Alcatraz Island | David 'Harp' Santell | 1937-10-13 |
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Reported Missing | Paul Wayne | 1937-08-15 |
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Navy Blues | Rusty Gibbs | 1937-03-29 |
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Public Wedding | Joe Taylor | 1937-07-09 |
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Melody for Two | Mel Lynch | 1937-05-01 |
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Missing Witnesses | "Bull" Regan | 1937-12-11 |
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Bullets or Ballots | Ed Driscoll | 1936-06-06 |
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Bengal Tiger | Nick DeLargo | 1936-07-29 |
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Times Square Playboy | Wally Calhoun | 1936-05-09 |
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The Law in Her Hands | Marty | 1936-05-16 |
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King of Hockey | Gabby Dugan | 1936-12-19 |
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Snowed Under | Bert (uncredited) | 1936-03-29 |
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Ceiling Zero | Smiley (as Dick Purcell) | 1936-01-16 |
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Public Enemy's Wife | Louie | 1936-07-24 |
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The Captain's Kid | George Chester | 1936-11-14 |
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Follow the Fleet | Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited) | 1936-02-20 |
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Man Hunt | Skip McHenry | 1936-01-29 |
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Brides Are Like That | Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell) | 1936-04-18 |
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The Case of the Velvet Claws | Crandal | 1936-07-03 |
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Freshman Love | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1936-01-18 |
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Jailbreak | Ed Slayden | 1936-08-05 |
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The Doorway to Hell | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1930-10-18 |
