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Dick Purcell (August 6, 1908 - April 10, 1944) was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial. The strain of filming Captain America had been too much for his heart and he collapsed in the locker room at a Los Angeles country club.
Purcell was born in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Born
Sunday, 06 August 1905
Died
Monday, 10 April 1944
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Mackley Q. Greene (clip from The Bank Dick (1940)) | 2005 |
| Action Heroes of Movies & T.V. | Captain America | 1989 |
| Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Horrible Horror | James 'Mac' McCarthy, In clips from 'King of the Zombies' / James McCarthy in 'King of the Zombies' | 1986 |
| Leave It to the Irish | Pat Burke | 1944 |
| Trocadero | Spike Nelson | 1944 |
| Captain America | Grant Gardner / Captain America | 1944 |
| Timber Queen | Milt Holmes | 1944 |
| The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Johnny Smith | 1943 |
| High Explosive | Dave | 1943 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Mackley Q. Greene (clip from The Bank Dick (1940)) | 2005 |
| Action Heroes of Movies & T.V. | Captain America | 1989 |
| Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Horrible Horror | James 'Mac' McCarthy, In clips from 'King of the Zombies' / James McCarthy in 'King of the Zombies' | 1986 |
| Leave It to the Irish | Pat Burke | 1944 |
| Trocadero | Spike Nelson | 1944 |
| Captain America | Grant Gardner / Captain America | 1944 |
| Timber Queen | Milt Holmes | 1944 |
| The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Johnny Smith | 1943 |
| High Explosive | Dave | 1943 |
| Aerial Gunner | Pvt. Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine / Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine | 1943 |
| Idaho | Duke Springer | 1943 |
| No Place for a Lady | Rand Brooke / Randy Brooks | 1943 |
| Reveille with Beverly | Andy Adams | 1943 |
| X Marks the Spot | Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker | 1942 |
| Phantom Killer | Edward Arlington Clark / Edward Clarkk | 1942 |
| The Old Homestead | Scarf Lennin | 1942 |
| I Live on Danger | Norm Thompson | 1942 |
| In Old California | Joe Dawson | 1942 |
| Torpedo Boat | Ralph Andrews | 1942 |
| No Hands on the Clock | Red Harris | 1941 |
| The Pittsburgh Kid | Cliff Halliday | 1941 |
| Flying Blind | Bob Fuller | 1941 |
| Bullets for O'Hara | Wicks | 1941 |
| Two in a Taxi | Bill Gratton | 1941 |
| King of the Zombies | James McCarthy / James 'Mac' McCarthy | 1941 |
| Flight Command | Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne | 1940 |
| The Bank Dick | Mackley Q. Greene | 1940 |
| Arise, My Love | Pink / Pinky O'Connor | 1940 |
| New Moon | Alexander | 1940 |
| Outside the Three-Mile Limit | Agent Melvin Pierce | 1940 |
| Heroes in Blue | Terry Murphy | 1939 |
| Drunk Driving | John Jones | 1939 |
| Irish Luck | Steve Lanahan | 1939 |
| While America Sleeps | Dave Miller | 1939 |
| Streets of New York | T.P. 'Tap' Keenan | 1939 |
| Blackwell's Island | Terry Walsh | 1939 |
| Breakdowns of 1938 | Tex Boyden (Penrod's Double Trouble / Mystery House / Missing Witnesses outtakes) | 1938 |
| Tough Kid | 'Red' Murphy | 1938 |
| Nancy Drew: Detective | Keiffer | 1938 |
| Broadway Musketeers | Vincent 'Vince' Morrell / Vince Morrell | 1938 |
| Garden of the Moon | Rick Fulton | 1938 |
| Valley of the Giants | Creel | 1938 |
| Penrod's Double Trouble | Tex Boyden | 1938 |
| Mystery House | Lance O'Leary | 1938 |
| Air Devils | Percy 'Slats' Harrington | 1938 |
| Flight Into Nowhere | Bill Kellogg | 1938 |
| Accidents Will Happen | Jim Faber | 1938 |
| Over the Wall | Ace Scanlon | 1938 |
| The Daredevil Drivers | Bill Foster | 1938 |
| Missing Witnesses | 'Bull' Regan / "Bull" Regan | 1937 |
| Alcatraz Island | 'Harp' Santell / David 'Harp' Santell | 1937 |
| Wine, Women and Horses | George Mayhew | 1937 |
| Reported Missing! | Paul Wayne | 1937 |
| Talent Scout | Dick Purcell - Benefit Show Guest | 1937 |
| Public Wedding | Joe Taylor | 1937 |
| Slim | Tom | 1937 |
| Draegerman Courage | Trapped Draegerman | 1937 |
| Melody for Two | Mel Lynch | 1937 |
| Men in Exile | Jimmy Carmody | 1937 |
| Navy Blues | Russell J. 'Rusty' Gibbs / Rusty Gibbs | 1937 |
| King of Hockey | Gabby Dugan | 1936 |
| The Captain's Kid | George Chester | 1936 |
| The Case of the Velvet Claws | Crandal | 1936 |
| Jailbreak | Ed Slayden | 1936 |
| Bengal Tiger | Nick DeLargo | 1936 |
| Public Enemy's Wife | Louie | 1936 |
| Bullets or Ballots | Ed Driscoll | 1936 |
| The Law in Her Hands | Marty | 1936 |
| Times Square Playboy | Wally Calhoun | 1936 |
| Snowed Under | Bert | 1936 |
| Brides Are Like That | Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell) / Dr. Randolph Jenkins | 1936 |
| Man Hunt | Skip McHenry | 1936 |
| Ceiling Zero | Smiley (as Dick Purcell) / Smiley | 1936 |
| Freshman Love | Radio Announcer | 1935 |
| The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Jimmy's College Friend | 1932 |
| The Doorway to Hell | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1930 |
