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Melvin Purvis (Character)
from Melvin Purvis G-MAN (1974) (TV)

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Biography:
FBI bureau chief, lawyer. Born Melvin Horace Purvis on October 24... See more »

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  1. Public Enemies (2009) Played by Christian Bale
  2. Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem (2008) (TV) Played by Scott Brooks
  3. The Real Untouchables (2001) (TV) Played by Tom Clarke Hill / Douglas Weidner

  4. Public Enemies (1996) (V) Played by Dan Cortese
    ... aka "Public Enemy No. 1" - USA (TV title)
  5. Dillinger and Capone (1995) Played by Christopher Kriesa
  6. Dillinger (1991) (TV) Played by Will Patton

  7. The Lady in Red (1979) Played by Alan Vint
    ... aka "Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin" - USA (reissue title)
    ... aka "Touch Me and Die" - USA (reissue title)
  8. The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) Played by Michael Sacks
  9. The Kansas City Massacre (1975) (TV) Played by Dale Robertson
  10. The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974) (TV) Played by Geoffrey Binney
  11. Melvin Purvis G-MAN (1974) (TV) Played by Dale Robertson
  12. Dillinger (1973) Played by Ben Johnson

  13. Dillinger (1960) (TV) Played by Steven Hill

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Gangster / 1930s / FBI / Murder See more »

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Quotes:
From Public Enemies (2009)
[Agents Baum and Purvis are briefing the Chicago field agents]
Agent Carter Baum: According to the bank teller Barbara Patzke, this is John Dillinger's coat. It's made by Shragge-Quality out of St. Louis. Price: $35 dollars. Windproof, 32 ounce wool. Top stitching.
Melvin Purvis: [nods approvingly] Thank you, Agent Baum.
[Baum steps aside]
Melvin Purvis: Agents in our offices across the country are identifying every store in the United States that sold this overcoat. Then, we will cross-reference every Dillinger associate, in locales where that coat was sold. He was in a place, he got cold, he bought a coat. Unless he was traveling through, he was being harbored nearby. If he returns, we will be there. It is by such methods that our bureau will get John Dillinger.
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