Actor
B.S. Pully
Born May 14, 1910 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died January 6, 197210 films
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.
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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.
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First watchGuys and Dolls19556.6as Big JuleA supporting role in one of their most watched films.In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ...View filmEssential films
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Filmography
10 films as actor- 1969The Love God?J. Charles Twilight
- 1960The BellboySteve
- 1955Guys and DollsBig Jule
- 1953TaxiAmchy (uncredited)
- 1945Within These WallsHarry Bowser
- 1945Nob HillJoe the Bartender
- 1945Don Juan QuilliganEd Mossrock
- 1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynChristmas Tree Vendor
- 1944Greenwich VillageBrophy
- 1944Pin Up GirlSergeant in Canteen (uncredited)