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Dick Purcell

Cast & creator

Dick Purcell

1905-08-06 (died at 38) Greenwich, Connecticut, USAIMDb

Best known for Captain America, Follow the Fleet, King of the Zombies

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.

Also known as: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard Purcell

Movies

76

film credits

Series

0

television credits

Career

76

1930–1989 · acting roles

Credit score

6.1

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Captain America

Captain America

Captain America / Grant Gardner · 1944

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited) · 1936

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

James 'Mac' McCarthy · 1941

Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

Rick Fulton · 1938

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

Mackley Q. Greene · 1940

Across film & television

Filmography (76)

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Captain America

Captain America

Captain America / Grant Gardner

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

James 'Mac' McCarthy

Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

Rick Fulton

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

Mackley Q. Greene

X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

Johnny Smith

Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

Pink

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tough Kid

Tough Kid

'Red' Murphy

Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

Creel

In Old California

In Old California

Joe Dawson

Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

George Mayhew

Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara

Wicks

Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish

Pat Burke

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

Ed Driscoll

Nancy Drew… Detective

Nancy Drew… Detective

Keiffer

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Dick Purcell

Flight Command

Flight Command

Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

Terry Walsh

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Agent Melvin Pierce

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

David 'Harp' Santell

New Moon

New Moon

Alexander

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi

Bill Gratton

The Law in Her Hands

The Law in Her Hands

Marty

No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock

Red Harris

Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble

Tex Boyden

The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws

Crandal

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

Norm Thompson

Streets of New York

Streets of New York

T.P. 'Tap' Keenan

Brides Are Like That

Brides Are Like That

Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)

Broadway Musketeers

Broadway Musketeers

Vince Morrell

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

Andy Adams

Public Wedding

Public Wedding

Joe Taylor

Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

Louie

Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero

Smiley (as Dick Purcell)

Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

"Bull" Regan

No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

Randy Brooks

The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid

George Chester

Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

Ralph Andrews

Mystery House

Mystery House

Lance O'Leary

Jailbreak

Jailbreak

Ed Slayden

Over the Wall

Over the Wall

Ace Scanlon

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

Skip McHenry

Accidents Will Happen

Accidents Will Happen

Jim Faber

Idaho

Idaho

Duke Springer

King of Hockey

King of Hockey

Gabby Dugan

Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer

Edward Clarkk

Freshman Love

Freshman Love

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner

Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

Melody for Two

Melody for Two

Mel Lynch

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

Dick Cartwright

High Explosive

High Explosive

Dave

Timber Queen

Timber Queen

Milt Holmes

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

Rusty Gibbs

Irish Luck

Irish Luck

Steve Lanahan

Snowed Under

Snowed Under

Bert (uncredited)

Flying Blind

Flying Blind

Bob Fuller

Talent Scout

Talent Scout

Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

Times Square Playboy

Times Square Playboy

Wally Calhoun

Men in Exile

Men in Exile

Jimmy Carmody

Bengal Tiger

Bengal Tiger

Nick DeLargo

Reported Missing

Reported Missing

Paul Wayne

Air Devils

Air Devils

Percy 'Slats' Harrington

Heroes in Blue

Heroes in Blue

Terry Murphy

Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere

Bill Kellogg

Draegerman Courage

Draegerman Courage

Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)

Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving

John Jones

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

Scarf Lennin

The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

Cliff Halliday

Trocadero

Trocadero

Spike Nelson

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Tank Instructor

The Daredevil Drivers

The Daredevil Drivers

Bill Foster

While America Sleeps

While America Sleeps

Dave Miller