B.S. Pully
Born: 1910-05-14 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died: 1972-01-06
Known For: Acting
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
1970
- Myra Breckinridge as Tex
1969
- The Love God? as J. Charles Twilight
1965
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1960
- The Bellboy as Steve
1955
- Guys and Dolls as Big Jule
1953
- Main Street to Broadway as Self (uncredited)
- Taxi as Amchy (uncredited)
1950
- The Bob Hope Show as Self
1945
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as Christmas Tree Vendor
- Nob Hill as Joe the Bartender
- Within These Walls as Harry Bowser
- Don Juan Quilligan as Ed Mossrock
1944
- Greenwich Village as Brophy
- Pin Up Girl as Sergeant in Canteen (uncredited)