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Dick Purcell

Birthday: 1905-08-06 | 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.

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Known For

Captain America

Captain America 1944

Release Date:

1944

Rating: 5.3

genres:

Adventure / Action / Science Fiction

Stars:

Dick Purcell / Lorna Gray / Lionel Atwill

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Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish 1944

Release Date:

1944

Rating: 4.6

genres:

Drama / Comedy / Mystery

Stars:

James Dunn / Wanda McKay / Jack La Rue

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Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly 1943

Release Date:

1943

Rating: 6.6

genres:

Comedy / Music / Romance

Stars:

Ann Miller / William Wright / Dick Purcell

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The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest 1943

Release Date:

1943

Rating: 5.4

genres:

Crime / Mystery

Stars:

Helen Parrish / Dick Purcell / Tim Ryan

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No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady 1943

Release Date:

1943

Rating: 6.4

genres:

Drama / Crime / Mystery

Stars:

Margaret Lindsay / Dick Purcell / William Gargan

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Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer 1942

Release Date:

1942

Rating: 5.4

genres:

Thriller / Crime / Mystery

Stars:

Dick Purcell / Joan Woodbury / John Hamilton

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Acting

1944

Captain America

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

1944

Leave It to the Irish

as Pat Burke

1943

Reveille with Beverly

as Andy Adams

1943

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as Johnny Smith

1943

No Place for a Lady

as Randy Brooks

1942

Phantom Killer

as Edward Clarkk

1942

X Marks the Spot

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

1942

Torpedo Boat

as Ralph Andrews

1941

Flying Blind

as Bob Fuller

1941

The Pittsburgh Kid

as Cliff Halliday

1941

King of the Zombies

as James 'Mac' McCarthy

1941

No Hands on the Clock

as Red Harris

1941

Bullets for O'Hara

as Wicks

1940

New Moon

as Alexander

1940

Flight Command

as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

1940

The Bank Dick

as Mackley Q. Greene

1940

Arise, My Love

as Pinky O'Connor

1939

Irish Luck

as Steve Lanahan

1939

Blackwell's Island

as Terry Walsh

1938

Tough Kid

as 'Red' Murphy

1938

The Daredevil Drivers

as Bill Foster

1938

Accidents Will Happen

as Jim Faber

1938

Nancy Drew… Detective

as Keiffer

1938

Mystery House

as Lance O'Leary

1938

Penrod's Double Trouble

as Tex Boyden

1937

Missing Witnesses

as "Bull" Regan

1937

Melody for Two

as Mel Lynch

1937

Reported Missing

as Paul Wayne

1936

Bullets or Ballots

as Ed Driscoll

1936

Ceiling Zero

as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)