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