Dick Purcell
Birthday: August 6th, 1905 Date of Death: April 10th, 1944 Place of Birth: 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.
Cast Credits
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Captain America (1944)Captain America (1944) -
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank (1943)Fighting Men: Crack That Tank (1943)
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Torpedo Boat (1942) -
King of the Zombies (1941) -
The Bank Dick (1940) -
Nancy Drew: Detective (1938) -
Broadway Musketeers (1938)Broadway Musketeers (1938)
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Penrod's Double Trouble (1938) -
Accidents Will Happen (1938)Accidents Will Happen (1938)
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Daredevil Drivers (1938)Daredevil Drivers (1938)
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The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) -
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
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Times Square Playboy (1936)