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    Dick Purcell

    1905-08-06 (118 years old) in 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.

    Movies

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    Horrible Horror
    70 %|Jan 1, 1986
    Documentary
    actor
    Leave It to the Irish
    35 %|Aug 26, 1944
    Mystery, Comedy, Drama
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    Trocadero
    54 %|Apr 24, 1944
    Comedy, Music
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    Captain America
    55 %|Feb 5, 1944
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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    Timber Queen
    57 %|Jan 13, 1944
    Drama
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    The Mystery of the 13th Guest
    54 %|Nov 5, 1943
    Crime, Mystery
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    High Explosive
    60 %|Mar 27, 1943
    Action, Drama
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    Aerial Gunner
    44 %|Mar 20, 1943
    War, Drama
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    Idaho
    57 %|Mar 10, 1943
    Western
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    No Place for a Lady
    60 %|Feb 11, 1943
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Reveille with Beverly
    70 %|Feb 4, 1943
    Comedy, Music, Romance, War
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    Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
    60 %|Jan 24, 1943
    Documentary
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    X Marks the Spot
    38 %|Nov 4, 1942
    Mystery
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    Phantom Killer
    43 %|Oct 2, 1942
    Romance, Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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    The Old Homestead
    0 %|Aug 17, 1942
    Comedy, Drama, Music
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    I Live on Danger
    57 %|Jun 16, 1942
    Thriller
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    In Old California
    51 %|May 31, 1942
    Action, Romance, Western
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    Torpedo Boat
    60 %|Jan 24, 1942
    War, Action, Drama
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    No Hands on the Clock
    49 %|Dec 1, 1941
    Crime, Drama
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    The Pittsburgh Kid
    0 %|Aug 29, 1941
    Action
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    Flying Blind
    50 %|Aug 29, 1941
    Drama, Comedy, Action
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    Bullets for O'Hara
    40 %|Jul 19, 1941
    Romance, Crime, Drama
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    Two in a Taxi
    0 %|Jul 10, 1941
    Crime, Drama
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    King of the Zombies
    51.83 %|May 14, 1941
    Horror, Comedy
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    Flight Command
    54 %|Dec 27, 1940
    Drama, War
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    The Bank Dick
    64.36 %|Nov 29, 1940
    Comedy
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    Arise, My Love
    61.18000000000001 %|Nov 8, 1940
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
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    Private Affairs
    0 %|Jul 5, 1940
    Romance, Comedy
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    New Moon
    68 %|Jun 28, 1940
    Romance, Adventure
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    Outside the Three-Mile Limit
    40 %|Mar 7, 1940
    Crime, Drama
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    Heroes in Blue
    40 %|Nov 7, 1939
    Drama, Crime
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    Drunk Driving
    52 %|Oct 28, 1939
    Drama, Crime
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    Irish Luck
    53 %|Aug 22, 1939
    Comedy, Action, Adventure
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    While America Sleeps
    0 %|Apr 14, 1939
    Crime
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    Streets of New York
    56 %|Apr 12, 1939
    Crime, Drama
    actor
    Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
    40 %|Apr 8, 1939
    Documentary
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    Blackwell's Island
    50 %|Jan 24, 1939
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Breakdowns of 1938
    50 %|Dec 31, 1938
    Documentary, Comedy
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    Tough Kid
    60 %|Dec 28, 1938
    Crime, Action
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    Nancy Drew… Detective
    64 %|Nov 19, 1938
    Comedy, Mystery
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    Broadway Musketeers
    43 %|Oct 8, 1938
    Music, Drama
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    Garden of the Moon
    58 %|Sep 23, 1938
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Valley of the Giants
    60 %|Sep 17, 1938
    Adventure
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    Penrod's Double Trouble
    60 %|Jul 23, 1938
    Comedy
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    Mystery House
    49 %|May 21, 1938
    Adventure, Crime, Mystery
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    Air Devils
    30 %|May 13, 1938
    Action, Adventure, Romance
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    Flight Into Nowhere
    40 %|Apr 19, 1938
    Action, Drama
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    Accidents Will Happen
    60 %|Apr 9, 1938
    Crime, Drama
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    Over the Wall
    50 %|Apr 2, 1938
    Romance, Drama
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    The Daredevil Drivers
    50 %|Feb 12, 1938
    Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Missing Witnesses
    55 %|Dec 11, 1937
    Romance, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    Alcatraz Island
    49 %|Oct 13, 1937
    Romance, Drama, Action, Crime
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    Wine, Women and Horses
    40 %|Sep 11, 1937
    Drama
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    Reported Missing
    0 %|Aug 15, 1937
    Thriller
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    Talent Scout
    60 %|Jul 24, 1937
    Drama, Music, Romance
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    Public Wedding
    57 %|Jul 9, 1937
    Comedy
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    Draegerman Courage
    65 %|May 15, 1937
    Drama
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    Melody for Two
    0 %|May 1, 1937
    Music, Romance
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    Men in Exile
    48 %|Apr 4, 1937
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Navy Blues
    50 %|Mar 29, 1937
    Comedy
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    King of Hockey
    50 %|Dec 19, 1936
    Drama
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    The Captain's Kid
    60 %|Nov 14, 1936
    Music, Comedy, Drama
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    Jailbreak
    64 %|Aug 5, 1936
    Drama
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    Bengal Tiger
    45 %|Jul 29, 1936
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
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    Public Enemy's Wife
    58 %|Jul 24, 1936
    Drama, Crime
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    The Case of the Velvet Claws
    68 %|Jul 3, 1936
    Mystery, Comedy, Crime
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    Bullets or Ballots
    65 %|Jun 6, 1936
    Crime, Drama
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    The Law in Her Hands
    50 %|May 16, 1936
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
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    Times Square Playboy
    48 %|May 9, 1936
    Comedy
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    Brides Are Like That
    48 %|Apr 18, 1936
    Comedy, Romance
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    Snowed Under
    70 %|Mar 29, 1936
    Comedy
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    Follow the Fleet
    69 %|Feb 20, 1936
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Man Hunt
    0 %|Jan 29, 1936
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    Freshman Love
    60 %|Jan 18, 1936
    Comedy
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    Ceiling Zero
    56 %|Jan 16, 1936
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
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    The Doorway to Hell
    61 %|Oct 18, 1930
    Crime, Drama

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