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Dick Purcell
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Dick Purcell

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Known for

Actor

From

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Born

1905-08-06

Overview

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.

Known For

Captain America
Film

Captain America

Feb 5, 1944

Bullets or Ballots
Film

Bullets or Ballots

Jun 6, 1936

Follow the Fleet
Film

Follow the Fleet

Feb 20, 1936

In Old California
Film

In Old California

May 31, 1942

Tough Kid
Film

Tough Kid

Dec 28, 1938

Private Affairs
Film

Private Affairs

Jul 5, 1940

King of the Zombies
Film

King of the Zombies

May 14, 1941

Broadway Musketeers
Film

Broadway Musketeers

Oct 8, 1938

Freshman Love
Film

Freshman Love

Jan 18, 1936

Nancy Drew… Detective
Film

Nancy Drew… Detective

Nov 19, 1938

Breakdowns of 1938
Film

Breakdowns of 1938

Dec 31, 1938

Reveille with Beverly
Film

Reveille with Beverly

Feb 4, 1943

Alcatraz Island
Film

Alcatraz Island

Oct 13, 1937

Public Wedding
Film

Public Wedding

Jul 9, 1937

Irish Luck
Film

Irish Luck

Aug 22, 1939

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