Acting · Newark, New Jersey, USA · Born May 14, 1910
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.
MovieMyra Breckinridge
1970
as Tex
MovieThe Love God?
1969
as J. Charles Twilight
TVGet Smart
1965
as One-Way Al
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
MovieThe Bellboy
1960
as Steve
MovieGuys and Dolls
1955
as Big Jule
MovieMain Street to Broadway
1953
as Self (uncredited)
MovieTaxi
1953
as Amchy (uncredited)
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
MovieWithin These Walls
1945
as Harry Bowser
MovieNob Hill
1945
as Joe the Bartender
MovieDon Juan Quilligan
1945
as Ed Mossrock
MovieA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Christmas Tree Vendor
MovieGreenwich Village
1944
as Brophy
MoviePin Up Girl
1944
as Sergeant in Canteen (uncredited)
