Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

ActingBorn 1905-08-06Greenwich, 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.

Known for (76 titles)

Reported Missing

Reported Missing

1937 · ★ 10.0

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1936 · ★ 10.0

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1942 · ★ 8.0

Two in a Taxi

Two in a Taxi

1941 · ★ 8.0

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989 · ★ 8.0

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

1943 · ★ 7.5

Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble

1938 · ★ 7.5

Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

1942 · ★ 7.5

Snowed Under

Snowed Under

1936 · ★ 7.4

Draegerman Courage

Draegerman Courage

1937 · ★ 7.3

The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936 · ★ 7.2

Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

1937 · ★ 7.0

Melody for Two

Melody for Two

1937 · ★ 7.0

The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941 · ★ 7.0

Freshman Love

Freshman Love

1936 · ★ 7.0

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940 · ★ 7.0

New Moon

New Moon

1940 · ★ 6.9

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

1936 · ★ 6.9

Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

1938 · ★ 6.8

Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

1938 · ★ 6.7

Jailbreak

Jailbreak

1936 · ★ 6.7

Talent Scout

Talent Scout

1937 · ★ 6.7

The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid

1936 · ★ 6.7

While America Sleeps

While America Sleeps

1939 · ★ 6.7

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1936 · ★ 6.6

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940 · ★ 6.5

Nancy Drew… Detective

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938 · ★ 6.5

Tough Kid

Tough Kid

1938 · ★ 6.5

The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

1930 · ★ 6.5

Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

1940 · ★ 6.5

Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

1936 · ★ 6.4

Irish Luck

Irish Luck

1939 · ★ 6.4

Accidents Will Happen

Accidents Will Happen

1938 · ★ 6.2

Idaho

Idaho

1943 · ★ 6.2

High Explosive

High Explosive

1943 · ★ 6.2

Brides Are Like That

Brides Are Like That

1936 · ★ 6.1

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

1942 · ★ 6.1

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

1937 · ★ 6.0

The Law in Her Hands

The Law in Her Hands

1936 · ★ 6.0

Timber Queen

Timber Queen

1944 · ★ 6.0

The Daredevil Drivers

The Daredevil Drivers

1938 · ★ 6.0

Public Wedding

Public Wedding

1937 · ★ 6.0

No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

1943 · ★ 6.0

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

1943 · ★ 6.0

Flight Command

Flight Command

1940 · ★ 5.9

Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero

1936 · ★ 5.9

Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving

1939 · ★ 5.8

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 · ★ 5.8

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

1940 · ★ 5.7

Over the Wall

Over the Wall

1938 · ★ 5.7

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943 · ★ 5.7

No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock

1941 · ★ 5.6

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

1939 · ★ 5.5

King of Hockey

King of Hockey

1936 · ★ 5.4

Streets of New York

Streets of New York

1939 · ★ 5.4

Captain America

Captain America

1944 · ★ 5.3

In Old California

In Old California

1942 · ★ 5.3

Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere

1938 · ★ 5.3

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

1941 · ★ 5.2

Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer

1942 · ★ 5.2