Dick Purcell
Actor
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.
Filmography
Follow the Fleet
as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited) 1936
King of the Zombies
as James 'Mac' McCarthy 1941
Bullets or Ballots
as Ed Driscoll 1936
Captain America
as Captain America / Grant Gardner 1944
In Old California
as Joe Dawson 1942
The Doorway to Hell
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) 1930
Arise, My Love
as Pink 1940
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Keiffer 1938
Ceiling Zero
as Smiley (as Dick Purcell) 1936
Flight Command
as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne 1940
X Marks the Spot
as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker 1942
Alcatraz Island
as David 'Harp' Santell 1937
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Johnny Smith 1943
Mystery House
as Lance O'Leary 1938
Drunk Driving
as John Jones 1939
New Moon
as Alexander 1940