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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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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Timber Queen | Milt Holmes | 1944-01-13 |
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Trocadero | Spike Nelson | 1944-04-24 |
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Aerial Gunner | Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine | 1943-03-20 |
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The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Johnny Smith | 1943-11-05 |
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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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Reveille with Beverly | Andy Adams | 1943-02-04 |
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Fighting Men: Crack That Tank | Tank Instructor | 1943-01-24 |
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Torpedo Boat | Ralph Andrews | 1942-01-24 |
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I Live on Danger | Norm Thompson | 1942-06-16 |
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X Marks the Spot | Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker | 1942-11-04 |
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In Old California | Joe Dawson | 1942-05-31 |
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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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The Pittsburgh Kid | Cliff Halliday | 1941-08-29 |
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Two in a Taxi | Bill Gratton | 1941-07-10 |
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Flying Blind | Bob Fuller | 1941-08-29 |
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King of the Zombies | James 'Mac' McCarthy | 1941-05-14 |
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Bullets for O'Hara | Wicks | 1941-07-19 |
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No Hands on the Clock | Red Harris | 1941-12-01 |
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The Bank Dick | Mackley Q. Greene | 1940-11-29 |
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Flight Command | Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne | 1940-12-27 |
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Arise, My Love | Pink | 1940-11-08 |
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New Moon | Alexander | 1940-06-28 |
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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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Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 | Dick Purcell | 1939-04-08 |
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While America Sleeps | Dave Miller | 1939-04-14 |
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Drunk Driving | John Jones | 1939-10-28 |
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Irish Luck | Steve Lanahan | 1939-08-22 |
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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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Blackwell's Island | Terry Walsh | 1939-01-24 |
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Nancy Drew… Detective | Keiffer | 1938-11-19 |
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Broadway Musketeers | Vince Morrell | 1938-10-08 |
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Tough Kid | 'Red' Murphy | 1938-12-28 |
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Flight Into Nowhere | Bill Kellogg | 1938-04-19 |
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Valley of the Giants | Creel | 1938-09-17 |
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Penrod's Double Trouble | Tex Boyden | 1938-07-23 |
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Garden of the Moon | Rick Fulton | 1938-09-23 |
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Over the Wall | Ace Scanlon | 1938-04-02 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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Air Devils | Percy 'Slats' Harrington | 1938-05-13 |
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Accidents Will Happen | Jim Faber | 1938-04-09 |
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Mystery House | Lance O'Leary | 1938-05-21 |
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The Daredevil Drivers | Bill Foster | 1938-02-12 |
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Men in Exile | Jimmy Carmody | 1937-04-04 |
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Talent Scout | Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1937-07-24 |
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Wine, Women and Horses | George Mayhew | 1937-09-11 |
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Melody for Two | Mel Lynch | 1937-05-01 |
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Public Wedding | Joe Taylor | 1937-07-09 |
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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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Missing Witnesses | "Bull" Regan | 1937-12-11 |
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Draegerman Courage | Trapped Draegerman (uncredited) | 1937-05-15 |
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Alcatraz Island | David 'Harp' Santell | 1937-10-13 |
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Snowed Under | Bert (uncredited) | 1936-03-29 |
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Bullets or Ballots | Ed Driscoll | 1936-06-06 |
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Ceiling Zero | Smiley (as Dick Purcell) | 1936-01-16 |
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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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Freshman Love | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1936-01-18 |
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Man Hunt | Skip McHenry | 1936-01-29 |
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Jailbreak | Ed Slayden | 1936-08-05 |
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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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Public Enemy's Wife | Louie | 1936-07-24 |
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Follow the Fleet | Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited) | 1936-02-20 |
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Brides Are Like That | Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell) | 1936-04-18 |
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The Captain's Kid | George Chester | 1936-11-14 |
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The Case of the Velvet Claws | Crandal | 1936-07-03 |
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The Doorway to Hell | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1930-10-18 |
