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
The Bank Dick
(1940)
Mackley Q. Greene
Bullets or Ballots
(1936)
Ed Driscoll
Captain America
(1944)
Captain America / Grant Gardner
Horrible Horror
(1986)
James McCarthy in 'King of the Zombies'
Full Filmography
Acting
The Doorway to Hell
(1930)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
(1936)
Ed Driscoll
Freshman Love
(1936)
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Man Hunt
(1936)
Skip McHenry
Ceiling Zero
(1936)
Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Follow the Fleet
(1936)
Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Times Square Playboy
(1936)
Wally Calhoun
The Law in Her Hands
(1936)
Marty
Jailbreak
(1936)
Ed Slayden
The Captain's Kid
(1936)
George Chester
Bengal Tiger
(1936)
Nick DeLargo
Snowed Under
(1936)
Bert (uncredited)
King of Hockey
(1936)
Gabby Dugan
Public Enemy's Wife
(1936)
Louie
The Case of the Velvet Claws
(1936)
Crandal
Brides Are Like That
(1936)
Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Reported Missing
(1937)
Paul Wayne
Alcatraz Island
(1937)
David 'Harp' Santell
Talent Scout
(1937)
Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Draegerman Courage
(1937)
Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
Men in Exile
(1937)
Jimmy Carmody
Wine, Women and Horses
(1937)
George Mayhew
Missing Witnesses
(1937)
"Bull" Regan
Navy Blues
(1937)
Rusty Gibbs
Public Wedding
(1937)
Joe Taylor
Melody for Two
(1937)
Mel Lynch
Valley of the Giants
(1938)
Creel
Tough Kid
(1938)
'Red' Murphy
Over the Wall
(1938)
Ace Scanlon
Penrod's Double Trouble
(1938)
Tex Boyden
Mystery House
(1938)
Lance O'Leary
Flight Into Nowhere
(1938)
Bill Kellogg
Nancy Drew… Detective
(1938)
Keiffer
Broadway Musketeers
(1938)
Vince Morrell
Garden of the Moon
(1938)
Rick Fulton
The Daredevil Drivers
(1938)
Bill Foster
Accidents Will Happen
(1938)
Jim Faber
Air Devils
(1938)
Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Breakdowns of 1938
(1938)
Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heroes in Blue
(1939)
Terry Murphy
Irish Luck
(1939)
Steve Lanahan
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
(1939)
Dick Purcell
Streets of New York
(1939)
T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Drunk Driving
(1939)
John Jones
Blackwell's Island
(1939)
Terry Walsh
While America Sleeps
(1939)
Dave Miller
Private Affairs
(1940)
Dick Cartwright
Arise, My Love
(1940)
Pinky O'Connor
New Moon
(1940)
Alexander
The Bank Dick
(1940)
Mackley Q. Greene
Flight Command
(1940)
Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
(1940)
Agent Melvin Pierce
Two in a Taxi
(1941)
Bill Gratton
No Hands on the Clock
(1941)
Red Harris
Bullets for O'Hara
(1941)
Wicks
King of the Zombies
(1941)
James 'Mac' McCarthy
Flying Blind
(1941)
Bob Fuller
The Pittsburgh Kid
(1941)
Cliff Halliday
The Old Homestead
(1942)
Scarf Lennin
I Live on Danger
(1942)
Norm Thompson
X Marks the Spot
(1942)
Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Phantom Killer
(1942)
Edward Clarkk
In Old California
(1942)
Joe Dawson
Torpedo Boat
(1942)
Ralph Andrews
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
(1943)
Tank Instructor
Idaho
(1943)
Duke Springer
No Place for a Lady
(1943)
Randy Brooks
Aerial Gunner
(1943)
Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
High Explosive
(1943)
Dave
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
(1943)
Johnny Smith
Reveille with Beverly
(1943)
Andy Adams
Timber Queen
(1944)
Milt Holmes
Trocadero
(1944)
Spike Nelson
Leave It to the Irish
(1944)
Pat Burke
Captain America
(1944)
Captain America / Grant Gardner
Horrible Horror
(1986)
James McCarthy in 'King of the Zombies'