Dick Purcell
AKA: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr.
Birthday: 1905-08-06
Died: 1944-04-10
Birthplace: Greenwich, 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.
Filmography
Character: Mackley Q. Greene
Character: James 'Mac' McCarthy
Character: Agent Melvin Pierce
Character: Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Character: Captain America / Grant Gardner
Character: Pinky O'Connor
Character: Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Character: Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Character: Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Character: Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Character: David 'Harp' Santell
Character: Cliff Halliday
Character: Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Character: Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Character: Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: George Chester
Character: Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Character: Tank Instructor
Character: Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Character: Dick Cartwright
Character: T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Character: Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Character: Bert (uncredited)
