Also Known As: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell
Dick Purcell
📍Born in 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 February 5, and Purcell, age 38, died two months later, on 10 April 1944, the result of a fatal heart attack.
Known For
The Bank Dick
as Mackley Q. Greene
The Old Homestead
as Scarf Lennin
King of the Zombies
as James 'Mac' McCarthy
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Agent Melvin Pierce
Bullets or Ballots
as Ed Driscoll
New Moon
as Alexander
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Keiffer
Blackwell's Island
as Terry Walsh
Times Square Playboy
as Wally Calhoun
Mystery House
as Lance O'Leary
Flight Command
as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Reveille with Beverly
as Andy Adams
📌 Quick Info
Born
August 6, 1905
Place of Birth
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Department
Acting
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📊 Career Stats
76
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Crew Roles
76
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