Portrait of Dick Purcell

Acting

Dick Purcell

Career

Active from 1936 to 1944, busiest in 1936 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dick Purcell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.0, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • 1930s Setting 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • New York City 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Classic Hollywood Romance 2
  • Gambling 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Noir Elements 2
  • Justice System 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

29 titles ยท average score 55
Captain America
Captain America (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

as Captain America / Grant Gardner

Leave It to the Irish
Leave It to the Irish (1944)

as Pat Burke

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
GoodWatch score 49

as Johnny Smith

Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

as Andy Adams

No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady (1943)

as Randy Brooks

X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot (1942)
GoodWatch score 49

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Edward Clarkk

In Old California
In Old California (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Joe Dawson

King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies (1941)
GoodWatch score 48

as James 'Mac' McCarthy

The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)

as Cliff Halliday

No Hands on the Clock
No Hands on the Clock (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Red Harris

Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Pink

1930s

46 titles ยท average score 61
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Terry Walsh

Irish Luck
Irish Luck (1939)
GoodWatch score 45

as Steve Lanahan

Tough Kid
Tough Kid (1938)

as 'Red' Murphy

Mystery House
Mystery House (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lance O'Leary

Accidents Will Happen
Accidents Will Happen (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jim Faber

Penrod's Double Trouble
Penrod's Double Trouble (1938)

as Tex Boyden

The Daredevil Drivers
The Daredevil Drivers (1938)

as Bill Foster

Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)

as George Mayhew

Public Wedding
Public Wedding (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Joe Taylor

Men in Exile
Men in Exile (1937)

as Jimmy Carmody

Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ed Driscoll

King of Hockey
King of Hockey (1936)

as Gabby Dugan