Acting

Dick Purcell

1905-1944

Known for King of the Zombies, Captain America, The Bank Dick.

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Born08/06/1905

Died04/10/1944

AgeDied at 38

BirthplaceGreenwich, Connecticut, USA

DepartmentActing

Also known asRichard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard Purcell

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.