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Dick Purcell

Aug 06, 1905 - Apr 10, 1944 (38 years old) in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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

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Captain America
Captain America / Grant Gardner
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New Moon
Alexander
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Alcatraz Island
David 'Harp' Santell
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Man Hunt
Skip McHenry
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Bengal Tiger
Nick DeLargo
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Freshman Love
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Draegerman Courage
Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
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Idaho
Duke Springer
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Missing Witnesses
"Bull" Regan
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Ceiling Zero
Smiley (as Dick Purcell)

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