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Dick Purcell
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.
Top Filmography
6.5
The Bank Dick
1940 // MOVIE
6.8
Follow the Fleet
1936 // MOVIE
5.1
King of the Zombies
1941 // MOVIE
6.6
Bullets or Ballots
1936 // MOVIE
5.3
Captain America
1944 // MOVIE
5.1
In Old California
1942 // MOVIE
6.3
The Doorway to Hell
1930 // MOVIE
6.3
Arise, My Love
1940 // MOVIE
6.3
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 // MOVIE
5.8
Ceiling Zero
1936 // MOVIE
5.6
Flight Command
1940 // MOVIE
3.9
X Marks the Spot
1942 // MOVIE
4.9
Alcatraz Island
1937 // MOVIE
5.4
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 // MOVIE
4.4
Mystery House
1938 // MOVIE