Dick Purcell
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1905-08-06 - 1944-04-10
Place of Birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Also Known As: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard Purcell
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.
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Known For
1940Arise, My Love
1940The Bank Dick
1938Tough Kid
1936Bullets or Ballots
1944Captain America
1938Nancy Drew… Detective
1942In Old California
1938Valley of the Giants
1941King of the Zombies
1944Leave It to the Irish
1936Follow the Fleet
1930The Doorway to Hell
1938Breakdowns of 1938
1936The Law in Her Hands
1943No Place for a Lady
1936The Case of the Velvet Claws
1943Reveille with Beverly
1940