Dick 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.

Personal information

Known for: Acting

Gender: Male

Date of birth: 06/08/1905

Date of death: 10/04/1944

Place of birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Actings