Birth Day: 1905-08-06
Place of birth: 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.
Credits
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As Pat Burke
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As Spike Nelson -
As Milt Holmes -
As Captain America / Grant Gardner -
As Randy Brooks -
As Tank Instructor -
As Duke Springer -
As Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine -
As Andy Adams -
As Dave -
As Johnny Smith -
As Norm Thompson -
As Scarf Lennin -
As Edward Clarkk -
As Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker -
As Ralph Andrews -
As Joe Dawson -
As Red Harris -
As Cliff Halliday -
As Wicks -
As Bill Gratton -
As Bob Fuller -
As James 'Mac' McCarthy -
As Dick Cartwright -
As Mackley Q. Greene -
As Pink -
As Agent Melvin Pierce -
As Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne -
As Alexander -
As John Jones -
As Dave Miller -
As Terry Murphy -
As Terry Walsh -
As Steve Lanahan -
As Dick Purcell -
As T.P. 'Tap' Keenan -
As 'Red' Murphy -
As Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Keiffer -
As Vince Morrell -
As Bill Kellogg -
As Lance O'Leary -
As Ace Scanlon -
As Tex Boyden -
As Creel -
As Percy 'Slats' Harrington -
As Rick Fulton -
As Jim Faber -
As Bill Foster -
As Paul Wayne -
As Jimmy Carmody -
As Rusty Gibbs -
As Trapped Draegerman (uncredited) -
As George Mayhew -
As Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As "Bull" Regan -
As Mel Lynch -
As David 'Harp' Santell -
As Joe Taylor -
As Bert (uncredited) -
As Gabby Dugan -
As Nick DeLargo -
As Ed Driscoll -
As Ed Slayden -
As Smiley (as Dick Purcell) -
As Louie -
As Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited) -
As Skip McHenry -
As Wally Calhoun -
As George Chester -
As Radio Announcer (uncredited) -
As Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell) -
As Crandal -
As Marty -
As Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)