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B.S. Pully

B.S. Pully
  • Name: B.S. Pully
  • Birthday: 1910-05-14
  • Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Popularity: 0.022
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... Read More

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Title Release date
Myra Breckinridge   as  Tex 1970-06-24
The Love God?   as  J. Charles Twilight 1969-08-01
The Bellboy   as  Steve 1960-07-20
Guys and Dolls   as  Big Jule 1955-12-23
Main Street to Broadway   as  Self (uncredited) 1953-10-12
Taxi   as  Amchy (uncredited) 1953-01-21
Within These Walls   as  Harry Bowser 1945-07-13
Nob Hill   as  Joe the Bartender 1945-06-13
Don Juan Quilligan   as  Ed Mossrock 1945-06-01
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn   as  Christmas Tree Vendor 1945-02-28
Greenwich Village   as  Brophy 1944-09-27
Pin Up Girl   as  Sergeant in Canteen (uncredited) 1944-04-25