Dick Purcell

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    August 6, 1905

    Day of Death

    April 10, 1944 (38 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

    Dick Purcell

    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.

    Known For

    • The Bank Dick

      The Bank Dick

      1940

    • Follow the Fleet

      Follow the Fleet

      1936

    • King of the Zombies

      King of the Zombies

      1941

    • Bullets or Ballots

      Bullets or Ballots

      1936

    • In Old California

      In Old California

      1942

    • Captain America

      Captain America

      1944

    • The Doorway to Hell

      The Doorway to Hell

      1930

    • Nancy Drew… Detective

      Nancy Drew… Detective

      1938

    • Arise, My Love

      Arise, My Love

      1940

    • Ceiling Zero

      Ceiling Zero

      1936

    • Flight Command

      Flight Command

      1940

    • X Marks the Spot

      X Marks the Spot

      1942

    • Alcatraz Island

      Alcatraz Island

      1937

    • The Mystery of the 13th Guest

      The Mystery of the 13th Guest

      1943

    • Drunk Driving

      Drunk Driving

      1939