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B.S. Pully
Acting

B.S. Pully
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1910-05-14,Newark, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
B.S. Pully, (born Murray Lerman, May 14, 1910 – January 6, 1972) was a New York nightclub comedian and stage actor who created the role of Big Jule in the musical Guys and Dolls. He was noted for his blue humor and thick, gravelly voice. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Pully began his career on the Borscht Belt and achieved fame originating the Big Jule role in the original Broadway production of Guys and Dolls, appearing in more than 1,000 performances. He also played the role in the 1955 film version. Other notable film roles include the gruff Christmas tree vendor in 1945's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Joe the Bartender in 1945's Nob Hill. Pully died of a heart attack in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, at age 61. He was buried in Cedar Park Cemetery, Emerson, New Jersey.

Filmography

6.6

Guys and Dolls
1955-12-23

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

7.5

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945-02-28

Main Street to Broadway

7.3

Main Street to Broadway
1953-10-12

Within These Walls

6

Within These Walls
1945-07-13

6.3

Pin Up Girl
1944-04-25

6.2

Nob Hill
1945-06-13

6.8

Taxi
1953-01-21

Greenwich Village

6.7

Greenwich Village
1944-09-27

Don Juan Quilligan

7

Don Juan Quilligan
1945-06-01

6

The Love God?
1969-08-01

Myra Breckinridge

4.6

Myra Breckinridge
1970-06-24

6.192

The Bellboy
1960-07-20

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

8

Get Smart
1965-09-18

The Bob Hope Show

7

The Bob Hope Show
1950-04-09