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 two months later, on 10 April 1944, the result of a fatal heart attack.

Movies

Horrible Horror

70 %|Jan 1, 1986

Documentary, Horror

Leave It to the Irish

35 %|Aug 26, 1944

Mystery, Comedy, Drama

Trocadero

54 %|Apr 24, 1944

Comedy, Music

Captain America

55 %|Feb 5, 1944

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Timber Queen

57 %|Jan 13, 1944

Drama

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

54 %|Nov 5, 1943

Crime, Mystery

High Explosive

60 %|Mar 27, 1943

Action, Drama

Aerial Gunner

44 %|Mar 20, 1943

War, Drama

Idaho

57 %|Mar 10, 1943

Western

No Place for a Lady

60 %|Feb 11, 1943

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Reveille with Beverly

70 %|Feb 4, 1943

Comedy, Music, Romance, War

Fighting Men: Crack That Tank

60 %|Jan 24, 1943

Documentary

X Marks the Spot

38 %|Nov 4, 1942

Mystery

Phantom Killer

43 %|Oct 2, 1942

Romance, Mystery, Crime, Thriller

The Old Homestead

0 %|Aug 17, 1942

Comedy, Drama, Music

I Live on Danger

57 %|Jun 16, 1942

Thriller

In Old California

50 %|May 31, 1942

Action, Romance, Western

Torpedo Boat

60 %|Jan 24, 1942

War, Action, Drama

No Hands on the Clock

49 %|Dec 1, 1941

Crime, Drama

The Pittsburgh Kid

0 %|Aug 29, 1941

Action

Flying Blind

50 %|Aug 29, 1941

Drama, Comedy, Action

Bullets for O'Hara

40 %|Jul 19, 1941

Romance, Crime, Drama

Two in a Taxi

0 %|Jul 10, 1941

Crime, Drama

King of the Zombies

52 %|May 14, 1941

Horror, Comedy

Flight Command

54 %|Dec 27, 1940

Drama, War

The Bank Dick

64 %|Nov 29, 1940

Comedy

Arise, My Love

61 %|Nov 8, 1940

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Private Affairs

0 %|Jul 5, 1940

Romance, Comedy

New Moon

68 %|Jun 28, 1940

Romance, Adventure

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

40 %|Mar 7, 1940

Crime, Drama

Heroes in Blue

40 %|Nov 7, 1939

Drama, Crime

Drunk Driving

52 %|Oct 28, 1939

Drama, Crime

Irish Luck

58 %|Aug 22, 1939

Comedy, Action, Adventure

While America Sleeps

0 %|Apr 14, 1939

Crime

Streets of New York

56 %|Apr 12, 1939

Crime, Drama

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

40 %|Apr 8, 1939

Documentary

Blackwell's Island

50 %|Jan 24, 1939

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Breakdowns of 1938

50 %|Dec 31, 1938

Documentary, Comedy

Tough Kid

60 %|Dec 28, 1938

Crime, Action

Nancy Drew… Detective

63 %|Nov 19, 1938

Comedy, Mystery

Broadway Musketeers

43 %|Oct 8, 1938

Music, Drama

Garden of the Moon

58 %|Sep 23, 1938

Comedy, Music, Romance

Valley of the Giants

60 %|Sep 17, 1938

Adventure

Penrod's Double Trouble

60 %|Jul 23, 1938

Comedy

Mystery House

49 %|May 21, 1938

Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Air Devils

30 %|May 13, 1938

Action, Adventure, Romance

Flight Into Nowhere

40 %|Apr 19, 1938

Action, Drama

Accidents Will Happen

60 %|Apr 9, 1938

Crime, Drama

Over the Wall

50 %|Apr 2, 1938

Romance, Drama

The Daredevil Drivers

50 %|Feb 12, 1938

Action, Crime, Drama, Romance

Missing Witnesses

55 %|Dec 11, 1937

Romance, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama

Alcatraz Island

49 %|Oct 13, 1937

Romance, Drama, Action, Crime

Wine, Women and Horses

40 %|Sep 11, 1937

Drama

Reported Missing

0 %|Aug 15, 1937

Thriller

Talent Scout

60 %|Jul 24, 1937

Drama, Music, Romance

Public Wedding

57 %|Jul 9, 1937

Comedy

Draegerman Courage

65 %|May 15, 1937

Drama

Melody for Two

0 %|May 1, 1937

Music, Romance

Men in Exile

48 %|Apr 4, 1937

Crime, Drama, Romance

Navy Blues

50 %|Mar 29, 1937

Comedy

King of Hockey

50 %|Dec 19, 1936

Drama

The Captain's Kid

60 %|Nov 14, 1936

Music, Comedy, Drama

Jailbreak

64 %|Aug 5, 1936

Drama

Bengal Tiger

45 %|Jul 29, 1936

Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Public Enemy's Wife

58 %|Jul 24, 1936

Drama, Crime

The Case of the Velvet Claws

68 %|Jul 3, 1936

Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Bullets or Ballots

65 %|Jun 6, 1936

Crime, Drama

The Law in Her Hands

50 %|May 16, 1936

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Times Square Playboy

48 %|May 9, 1936

Comedy

Brides Are Like That

48 %|Apr 18, 1936

Comedy, Romance

Snowed Under

70 %|Mar 29, 1936

Comedy

Follow the Fleet

68 %|Feb 20, 1936

Comedy, Romance

Man Hunt

0 %|Jan 29, 1936

Crime, Drama, Comedy

Freshman Love

60 %|Jan 18, 1936

Comedy

Ceiling Zero

56 %|Jan 16, 1936

Adventure, Drama, Romance

The Doorway to Hell

62 %|Oct 18, 1930

Crime, Drama

Series