Dick Purcell

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.
Details
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Date of Birth
Aug 06, 1905
Place of Birth
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Date of Death
Apr 10, 1944
Age
38
Known For
Acting
Also Known As
Richard Gerold Purcell Jr.
Richard Gerold Purcell
Richard G. Purcell
Richard Purcell
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Movie Credits

Mystery House
1938
Lance O'Leary
Captain America
1944
Captain America / Grant Gardner
King of the Zombies
1941
James 'Mac' McCarthy
Torpedo Boat
1942
Ralph Andrews
Follow the Fleet
1936
Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
1943
Andy Adams
In Old California
1942
Joe Dawson
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