Known For
Acting
Born
May 14, 1910
Died
Jan 06, 1972
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Credits
15 titles
B.S. Pully
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.
Known For
Filmography
Myra Breckinridge
Tex
The Love God?
J. Charles Twilight
Get Smart
One-Way Al
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Bellboy
Steve
Guys and Dolls
Big Jule
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
Taxi
Amchy (uncredited)
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Within These Walls
Harry Bowser
Nob Hill
Joe the Bartender
Don Juan Quilligan
Ed Mossrock
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Christmas Tree Vendor
Greenwich Village
Brophy
Pin Up Girl
Sergeant in Canteen (uncredited)