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B.S. Pully
Actor
Born May 14, 1910Died January 6, 1972 (61 years)
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.
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
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge · as Tex |
| 1969 | The Love God? · as J. Charles Twilight |
| 1968 | Lady in Cement · as Man In Strip Show With Transvestite |
| 1967 | Matchless · as Taxi Driver |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) · as One-Way Al |
| 1961 | Car 54, Where Are You? (TV Series) · as Mr. Brown |
| 1960 | The Bellboy · as Steve |
| 1959 | A Hole in the Head · as Hood |
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls · as Big Jule |
| 1953 | Taxi · as Amchy |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway · as B. S. Pully |
| 1946 | Do You Love Me · as Taxi Driver |
| 1945 | Nob Hill · as Joe The Bartender |
| 1945 | Within These Walls · as Harry Bowser |
| 1945 | Don Juan Quilligan · as Ed Mossrock |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · as Christmas Tree Vendor |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys · as Cab Driver |
| 1944 | Greenwich Village · as Brophy |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling · as Civilian At Railroad Station |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark · as Waiter |
| 1944 | Pin Up Girl · as Sergeant In Canteen (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep · as Soldier |
| 1944 | Wing and a Prayer · as Flat Top |