About
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.
Filmography
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes1989
Leave It to the Irish1944 · Pat Burke
Trocadero1944 · Spike Nelson
Captain America1944 · Captain America / Grant Gardner
Timber Queen1944 · Milt Holmes
The Mystery of the 13th Guest1943 · Johnny Smith
High Explosive1943 · Dave
Aerial Gunner1943 · Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Idaho1943 · Duke Springer
No Place for a Lady1943 · Randy Brooks
Reveille with Beverly1943 · Andy Adams
Fighting Men: Crack That Tank1943 · Tank Instructor
X Marks the Spot1942 · Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
Phantom Killer1942 · Edward Clarkk
The Old Homestead1942 · Scarf Lennin
I Live on Danger1942 · Norm Thompson
In Old California1942 · Joe Dawson
Torpedo Boat1942 · Ralph Andrews
No Hands on the Clock1941 · Red Harris
The Pittsburgh Kid1941 · Cliff Halliday