Dick Purcell
Dick Purcell is known for The Bank Dick (1940), Follow the Fleet (1936), King of the Zombies (1941).
Biography
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.
Questions about Dick Purcell
How many Dick Purcell films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 43 films with Dick Purcell, from 1930 to 1989.
What is the best rated Dick Purcell film?
The best rated Dick Purcell film in the catalogue is The Bank Dick (1940), rated 6.5.
What was the first Dick Purcell film?
The first Dick Purcell film in the catalogue is Follow the Fleet, from 1936.
Who has Dick Purcell worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Dick Purcell shares the most credits with Russell Hicks (2 films) and Tom Brower (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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6.5 The Bank Dick
1940
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6.9 Follow the Fleet
1936
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5.3 Captain America
1944
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5.2 King of the Zombies
1941
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6.6 Bullets or Ballots
1936
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5.3 In Old California
1942
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6.5 Tough Kid
1938
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6.3 Arise, My Love
1940
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6.5 Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
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6.7 Valley of the Giants
1938
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5.9 Flight Command
1940
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5.0 Aerial Gunner
1943
Trivia
- Studied at
- Fordham University
- Spouse
- Ethelind Terry
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
76 films — 43 in the catalogue
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8.0 Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
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4.4 Leave It to the Irish
1944 · Pat Burke
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5.1 Trocadero
1944 · Spike Nelson
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5.3
Captain America
1944 · Captain America / Grant Gardner
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6.0 Timber Queen
1944 · Milt Holmes
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5.7 The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 · Johnny Smith
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6.3 High Explosive
1943 · Dave
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5.0
Aerial Gunner
1943 · Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
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6.3 Idaho
1943 · Duke Springer
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6.0 No Place for a Lady
1943 · Randy Brooks
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7.5 Reveille with Beverly
1943 · Andy Adams
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6.0 Fighting Men: Crack That Tank
1943 · Tank Instructor
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4.5 X Marks the Spot
1942 · Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
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5.3 Phantom Killer
1942 · Edward Clarkk
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8.0 The Old Homestead
1942 · Scarf Lennin
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6.1 I Live on Danger
1942 · Norm Thompson
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5.3
In Old California
1942 · Joe Dawson
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7.5 Torpedo Boat
1942 · Ralph Andrews
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5.6 No Hands on the Clock
1941 · Red Harris
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7.0 The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 · Cliff Halliday
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4.6 Flying Blind
1941 · Bob Fuller
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5.0 Bullets for O'Hara
1941 · Wicks
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8.0 Two in a Taxi
1941 · Bill Gratton
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5.2
King of the Zombies
1941 · James 'Mac' McCarthy
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5.9
Flight Command
1940 · Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
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6.5
The Bank Dick
1940 · Mackley Q. Greene
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6.3
Arise, My Love
1940 · Pink
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7.0 Private Affairs
1940 · Dick Cartwright
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6.9 New Moon
1940 · Alexander
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5.7 Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940 · Agent Melvin Pierce
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4.9 Heroes in Blue
1939 · Terry Murphy
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5.8 Drunk Driving
1939 · John Jones
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6.4 Irish Luck
1939 · Steve Lanahan
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6.7 While America Sleeps
1939 · Dave Miller
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5.4 Streets of New York
1939 · T.P. 'Tap' Keenan
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4.0 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 · Dick Purcell
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5.5 Blackwell's Island
1939 · Terry Walsh
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5.8 Breakdowns of 1938
1938 · Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
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6.5
Tough Kid
1938 · 'Red' Murphy
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6.5
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 · Keiffer
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4.4 Broadway Musketeers
1938 · Vince Morrell
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6.8 Garden of the Moon
1938 · Rick Fulton
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6.7
Valley of the Giants
1938 · Creel
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7.5 Penrod's Double Trouble
1938 · Tex Boyden
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4.8 Mystery House
1938 · Lance O'Leary
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4.3 Air Devils
1938 · Percy 'Slats' Harrington
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5.3 Flight Into Nowhere
1938 · Bill Kellogg
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6.3 Accidents Will Happen
1938 · Jim Faber
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5.7 Over the Wall
1938 · Ace Scanlon
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6.0 The Daredevil Drivers
1938 · Bill Foster
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7.0 Missing Witnesses
1937 · "Bull" Regan
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5.1 Alcatraz Island
1937 · David 'Harp' Santell
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5.3 Wine, Women and Horses
1937 · George Mayhew
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10.0 Reported Missing
1937 · Paul Wayne
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6.7 Talent Scout
1937 · Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
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6.0 Public Wedding
1937 · Joe Taylor
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7.3 Draegerman Courage
1937 · Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
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7.0 Melody for Two
1937 · Mel Lynch
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5.0 Men in Exile
1937 · Jimmy Carmody
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6.0 Navy Blues
1937 · Rusty Gibbs
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5.4 King of Hockey
1936 · Gabby Dugan
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6.7 The Captain's Kid
1936 · George Chester
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6.7 Jailbreak
1936 · Ed Slayden
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4.8 Bengal Tiger
1936 · Nick DeLargo
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6.4 Public Enemy's Wife
1936 · Louie
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7.2 The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 · Crandal
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6.6
Bullets or Ballots
1936 · Ed Driscoll
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6.0 The Law in Her Hands
1936 · Marty
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4.8 Times Square Playboy
1936 · Wally Calhoun
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6.1 Brides Are Like That
1936 · Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
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7.4 Snowed Under
1936 · Bert (uncredited)
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6.9
Follow the Fleet
1936 · Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
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10.0 Man Hunt
1936 · Skip McHenry
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7.0 Freshman Love
1936 · Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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5.9 Heróis do Ar
1936 · Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
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6.5 The Doorway to Hell
1930 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
People data: TMDb.
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