
Dick Purcell
- Date of Birth: 1905-08-06
- Date of Death: 1944-04-10
- Place of Birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
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 ... 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.

Heroes in Blue
Drama, Crime • 1939 November

Flight Into Nowhere
Action, Drama • 1938 April

Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Crime, Drama • 1940 March

Bullets for O'Hara
Romance, Crime, Drama • 1941 July

X Marks the Spot
Mystery • 1942 November

Leave It to the Irish
Mystery, Comedy, Drama • 1944 August

Flying Blind
Drama, Comedy, Action • 1941 August

Air Devils
Action, Adventure, Romance • 1938 May

Reported Missing
Thriller • 1937 August

The Pittsburgh Kid
Action, Drama • 1941 August