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person_profile-B.S. Pully

B.S. Pully Died at age: 61

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

B.S. Pully

Date of Birth:

May 14, 1910

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 06, 1972

Biography of

B.S. Pully

    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.

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B.S. Pully

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Filmography of

B.S. Pully

Found 11 Movies in total

Myra Breckinridge

Tex ( Actor )

... 1970

The Love God?

J. Charles Twilight ( Actor )

... 1969

Guys and Dolls

Big Jule ( Actor )

... 1955

Main Street to Broadway

Self (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Taxi

Amchy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Within These Walls

Harry Bowser ( Actor )

... 1945

Nob Hill

Joe the Bartender ( Actor )

... 1945

Don Juan Quilligan

Ed Mossrock ( Actor )

... 1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Christmas Tree Vendor ( Actor )

... 1945

Greenwich Village

Brophy ( Actor )

... 1944

Pin Up Girl

Sergeant in Canteen (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944