• BIRTH 06/08/1905
  • DEATH 10/04/1944
  • Country United States
  • MOVIES 10
Home → Shows → Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Video thumbnail

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.

Dick Purcell
Movies

Movies (10)

Captain America
Captain America
Captain America / Grant Gardner
1944
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
Mackley Q. Greene
1940
Public Wedding
Public Wedding
Joe Taylor
1937
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet
Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
1936
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
Rusty Gibbs
1937
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
Ed Driscoll
1936
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
The Daredevil Drivers
The Daredevil Drivers
Bill Foster
1938
Times Square Playboy
Times Square Playboy
Wally Calhoun
1936
Irish Luck
Irish Luck
Steve Lanahan
1939

BetaSeries is the reference application for series fans who watch streaming platforms. Download the application for free, fill in the series you like, and receive instant recommendations.

© 2026 BetaSeries - All external content remains the property of the rightful owner.