Actor

Dick Purcell

Acting1905Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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.

Details

Known for: Acting
Born: August 6, 1905
Age: 38
Place of birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Died: April 10, 1944
Also known as: Richard Gerold Purcell Jr., Richard Gerold Purcell, Richard G. Purcell, Richard Purcell