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Richard “Dick” Purcell

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Richard “Dick” Purcell

Birth
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
10 Apr 1944 (aged 38)
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Actor. Dick Purcell was a good-natured, athletic leading man in the Regis Toomey/Lyle Talbot mold, so it seemed natural that he'd end up at Toomey's and Talbot's mutual stamping grounds of Warner Bros. For four years, Purcell was the uncrowned king of Warners' B-picture unit. After several handsome but unmemorable "hero" assignments, Purcell demonstrated a breezy gift for comedy as movie studio functionary Mackley Q. He has the distinction of being the only man to play Captain America on the silver screen.
Actor. Dick Purcell was a good-natured, athletic leading man in the Regis Toomey/Lyle Talbot mold, so it seemed natural that he'd end up at Toomey's and Talbot's mutual stamping grounds of Warner Bros. For four years, Purcell was the uncrowned king of Warners' B-picture unit. After several handsome but unmemorable "hero" assignments, Purcell demonstrated a breezy gift for comedy as movie studio functionary Mackley Q. He has the distinction of being the only man to play Captain America on the silver screen.

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  • Added: Dec 18, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7889/richard-purcell: accessed ), memorial page for Richard “Dick” Purcell (6 Aug 1905–10 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7889, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.