Dick Purcell
Known for
Dick Purcell is credited as an American actor, and not much has been written about his work. The filmography points mostly to comedy. His filmography adds up to 71 credits. The record puts him in 'The Bank Dick' as Mackley Q. Greene. The record begins in 1930, at the age of 25.
Dick Purcell
71 Movies
Dick Purcell is credited as an American actor, and not much has been written about his work. The filmography points mostly to comedy. His filmography adds up to 71 credits. The record puts him in 'The Bank Dick' as Mackley Q. Greene. The record begins in 1930, at the age of 25.
Movies
Plays Mackley Q. Greene
The Bank Dick
1940
Plays Captain America / Grant Gardner
Captain America
1944
Plays Keiffer
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
Plays 'Red' Murphy
Tough Kid
1938
Plays Pink
Arise, My Love
1940
Plays Ed Driscoll
Bullets or Ballots
1936
Plays Joe Dawson
In Old California
1942
Plays Norm Thompson
I Live on Danger
1942
Plays Creel
Valley of the Giants
1938
Plays Wicks
Bullets for O'Hara
1941
Plays Terry Walsh
Blackwell's Island
1939
Plays T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
Streets of New York
1939
Plays Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
Flight Command
1940
Plays Jimmy Carmody
Men in Exile
1937
Plays Andy Adams
Reveille with Beverly
1943
Plays Ed Slayden
Jailbreak
1936
Plays James 'Mac' McCarthy
King of the Zombies
1941
Plays Crandal
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
Plays Rick Fulton
Garden of the Moon
1938
Plays Agent Melvin Pierce
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
Plays Terry Murphy
Heroes in Blue
1939
Plays Pat Burke
Leave It to the Irish
1944
Plays Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Aerial Gunner
1943
Plays Alexander
New Moon
1940
Plays Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
X Marks the Spot
1942
Plays Randy Brooks
No Place for a Lady
1943
Plays Johnny Smith
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
Plays Red Harris
No Hands on the Clock
1941
Plays Joe Taylor
Public Wedding
1937
Plays Duke Springer
Idaho
1943
Plays Dave
High Explosive
1943
Plays George Mayhew
Wine, Women and Horses
1937
Plays Vince Morrell
Broadway Musketeers
1938
Plays "Bull" Regan
Missing Witnesses
1937
Plays Bill Kellogg
Flight Into Nowhere
1938
Plays Marty
The Law in Her Hands
1936
Plays Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Ceiling Zero
1936
Plays Jim Faber
Accidents Will Happen
1938
Plays Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
Brides Are Like That
1936
Plays Louie
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
Plays Gabby Dugan
King of Hockey
1936
Plays Edward Clarkk
Phantom Killer
1942
Plays George Chester
The Captain's Kid
1936
Plays Lance O'Leary
Mystery House
1938
Plays Milt Holmes
Timber Queen
1944
Plays Wally Calhoun
Times Square Playboy
1936
Plays Ace Scanlon
Over the Wall
1938
Plays David 'Harp' Santell
Alcatraz Island
1937
Plays Bob Fuller
Flying Blind
1941
Plays Nick DeLargo
Bengal Tiger
1936
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Captain America
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Leave It to the Irish
Pat Burke
1944
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Trocadero
Spike Nelson
1944
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Captain America
Captain America / Grant Gardner
1944
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Timber Queen
Milt Holmes
1944
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The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Johnny Smith
1943
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High Explosive
Dave
1943
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Aerial Gunner
Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
1943
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Idaho
Duke Springer
1943
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No Place for a Lady
Randy Brooks
1943
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dick Purcell still alive?
Dick Purcell passed away on April 10, 1944 at age 38.
What are the most famous roles of Dick Purcell?
Dick Purcell is best known for roles in The Bank Dick, Follow the Fleet, King of the Zombies.
How many movies has Dick Purcell been in?
Over a 14-year career (since 1930), Dick Purcell has appeared in 71 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Dick Purcell's first movie?
The career of Dick Purcell began with The Doorway to Hell (1930).
What is Dick Purcell's most recent movie or series?
Dick Purcell's most recent release is Leave It to the Irish, which premiered on August 26, 1944.
Dick Purcell
1905-08-06 · 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.