Acting
Dick Purcell
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...
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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.
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The Bank Dick1940 · Mackley Q. Greene3.3
Follow the Fleet1936 · Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)3.4
Bullets or Ballots1936 · Ed Driscoll3.3
King of the Zombies1941 · James 'Mac' McCarthy2.6
Arise, My Love1940 · Pink3.2
In Old California1942 · Joe Dawson2.6
The Doorway to Hell1930 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)3.2
Nancy Drew… Detective1938 · Keiffer3.3Cast
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The Bank Dick1940 · Mackley Q. Greene3.3Follow the Fleet1936 · Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)3.4Bullets or Ballots1936 · Ed Driscoll3.3King of the Zombies1941 · James 'Mac' McCarthy2.6Arise, My Love1940 · Pink3.2In Old California1942 · Joe Dawson2.6The Doorway to Hell1930 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)3.2Nancy Drew… Detective1938 · Keiffer3.3
Captain America1944 · Captain America / Grant Gardner2.6
Man Hunt1936 · Skip McHenry5.0
Ceiling Zero1936 · Smiley (as Dick Purcell)2.9
Reported Missing1937 · Paul Wayne5.0
New Moon1940 · Alexander3.5
Reveille with Beverly1943 · Andy Adams3.8
Flight Command1940 · Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne3.0
Snowed Under1936 · Bert (uncredited)3.7
The Case of the Velvet Claws1936 · Crandal3.6
Valley of the Giants1938 · Creel3.3