As Actor
Captain America
1944
5.4
Dick Purcell
Acting
Birth Date
August 6, 1905
Place of Birth
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Date of Death
April 10, 1944
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Timber Queen
1944
5.7
As Actor
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
5.4
As Actor
High Explosive
1943
5.7
As Actor
Idaho
1943
5.7
As Actor
No Place for a Lady
1943
6.0
As Actor
Reveille with Beverly
1943
7.0
As Actor
X Marks the Spot
1942
3.9
As Actor
Phantom Killer
1942
4.3
As Actor
In Old California
1942
5.1
As Actor
No Hands on the Clock
1941
4.9
As Actor
Flying Blind
1941
2.7
As Actor
Bullets for O'Hara
1941
4.0
As Actor
Arise, My Love
1940
6.5
As Actor
New Moon
1940
6.5
As Actor
Drunk Driving
1939
5.4
As Actor
Irish Luck
1939
5.8
As Actor
Accidents Will Happen
1938
6.0
As Actor
The Daredevil Drivers
1938
5.0
As Actor
Missing Witnesses
1937
5.5