Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

  • Birthday: 8/6/1905
  • Deathday: 4/10/1944
  • Place of birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard 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.

Filmography

The Bank Dick
Release date: 11/29/1940

The Bank Dick

Role(s): Mackley Q. Greene

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The Old Homestead
Release date: 8/17/1942

The Old Homestead

Role(s): Scarf Lennin

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King of the Zombies
Release date: 5/14/1941

King of the Zombies

Role(s): James 'Mac' McCarthy

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Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Release date: 3/7/1940

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Role(s): Agent Melvin Pierce

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Bullets or Ballots
Release date: 6/6/1936

Bullets or Ballots

Role(s): Ed Driscoll

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