Dick Purcell

(1908-1944)

American actor, best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial

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Richard Gerold Purcell Jr. (August 6, 1905 – April 10, 1944) was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1944 film serial, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill. Purcell also appeared in films such as Tough Kid (1938), Accidents Will Happen (1938), Heroes in Blue (1939), Irish Luck (1939), The Bank Dick (1940), and King of the Zombies (1941).

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Born	Richard Gerald Purcell, Jr. 6 August 1908 Greenwich, Connecticut
Died	10 April 1944 (aged 35) Hollywood, CA
Zodiac	Leo
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