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Dick Purcell (August 6, 1908 - April 10, 1944) was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill. Purcell also appeared in films such as Tough Kid (1938), Heroes in Blue (1939), Irish Luck (1939) and King of the Zombies (1941).
Date Of Birth August 6, 1908 Died 1944-04-10 Place Of Birth Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. Profession Actor Spouse Ethelind Terry Star Sign Leo
# Fact 1 Regarded as the unofficial king of Warner Brothers B-movies. 2 Has the distinction of being the first man to play Captain America on the screen. 3 Rugged, durable "B" player for Warner Brothers in the 1930s and early '40s who played strong-arm, he-man types, both heroes and villains. 4 On April 10, 1944, after finishing a round of 18 holes on the golf course, he went into the locker room to change but never came out. He was found slumped over a couch from a massive heart attack. 5 He was on the hockey team at Fordham University.
Actor Title Year Status Character Leave It to the Irish 1944 Pat Burke Trocadero 1944 Spike Nelson Captain America 1944 Captain America
Grant Gardner Timber Queen 1944 Milt Holmes Mystery of the 13th Guest 1943 Johnny Smith High Explosive 1943 Dave Aerial Gunner 1943 Pvt. Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine Idaho 1943 Duke Springer No Place for a Lady 1943 Rand Brooke Reveille with Beverly 1943 Andy Adams X Marks the Spot 1942 Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker Phantom Killer 1942 Edward Arlington Clark The Old Homestead 1942 Scarf Lennin I Live on Danger 1942 Norm Thompson In Old California 1942 Joe Dawson Torpedo Boat 1942 Ralph Andrews No Hands on the Clock 1941 Red Harris Flying Blind 1941 Bob Fuller The Pittsburgh Kid 1941 Cliff Halliday Bullets for O'Hara 1941 Wicks Two in a Taxi 1941 Bill Gratton King of the Zombies 1941 James McCarthy Flight Command 1940 Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne The Bank Dick 1940 Mackley Q. Greene (as Richard Purcell) Arise, My Love 1940 Pink Private Affairs 1940 Dick Cartwright New Moon 1940 Alexander Outside the Three-Mile Limit 1940 Agent Melvin Pierce Heroes in Blue 1939 Terry Murphy Drunk Driving 1939 Short John Jones Irish Luck 1939 Steve Lanahan While America Sleeps 1939 Short Dave Miller (as Richard G. Purcell) Streets of New York 1939 T.P. 'Tap' Keenan Blackwell's Island 1939 Terry Walsh Tough Kid 1938 'Red' Murphy Nancy Drew: Detective 1938 Keiffer Broadway Musketeers 1938 Vincent 'Vince' Morrell Garden of the Moon 1938 Rick Fulton Valley of the Giants 1938 Creel Penrod's Double Trouble 1938 Tex Boyden Mystery House 1938 Lance O'Leary Air Devils 1938 Percy 'Slats' Harrington Flight Into Nowhere 1938 Bill Kellogg Accidents Will Happen 1938 Jim Faber Over the Wall 1938 Ace Scanlon Daredevil Drivers 1938 Bill Foster Missing Witnesses 1937 'Bull' Regan Alcatraz Island 1937 'Harp' Santell Wine, Women and Horses 1937 George Mayhew Reported Missing 1937 Paul Wayne Public Wedding 1937 Joe Taylor Slim 1937 Tom Draegerman Courage 1937 scenes deleted Melody for Two 1937 Mel Lynch Men in Exile 1937 Jimmy Carmody Navy Blues 1937 Russell J. 'Rusty' Gibbs King of Hockey 1936 Gabby Dugan The Captain's Kid 1936 George Chester The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936 Crandal Jailbreak 1936 Ed Slayden (as Richard Purcell) Bengal Tiger 1936 Nick DeLargo Public Enemy's Wife 1936 Louie (as Richard Purcell) Bullets or Ballots 1936 Ed Driscoll (as Richard Purcell) The Law in Her Hands 1936 Marty Times Square Playboy 1936 Wally Calhoun Snowed Under 1936 Bert (uncredited) Brides Are Like That 1936 Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell) Man Hunt 1936 Skip McHenry (as Richard Purcell) Freshman Love 1936 Radio Announcer (uncredited) Ceiling Zero 1936 Smiley (as Dick Purcell) The Strange Love of Molly Louvain 1932 Jimmy's College Friend (uncredited) The Doorway to Hell 1930 Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Self Title Year Status Character Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 1939 Documentary short Himself Breakdowns of 1938 1938 Documentary short Tex Boyden (Penrod's Double Trouble / Mystery House / Missing Witnesses outtakes) (uncredited)
Known for movies King of the Zombies (1941) as James McCarthy
Captain America (1944) as Captain America / Grant Gardner
The Bank Dick (1940) as Mackley Q. Greene
Drunk Driving (1939) as John Jones