Dick Purcell

Known for Acting

Born

August 6, 1905

Died

April 10, 1944 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

Richard Gerold Purcell Jr.Richard Gerold PurcellRichard G. PurcellRichard 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.