
B.S. Pully
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-05-14
Day of Death
1972-01-06 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Acting
(1970)
Myra Breckinridge
as Tex
(1969)
The Love God?
as J. Charles Twilight
(1960)
The Bellboy
as Steve
(1955)
Guys and Dolls
as Big Jule
(1953)
Taxi
as Amchy (uncredited)
(1953)
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
(1945)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Christmas Tree Vendor
(1945)
Nob Hill
as Joe the Bartender
(1945)
Don Juan Quilligan
as Ed Mossrock
(1945)
Within These Walls
as Harry Bowser
(1944)
Greenwich Village
as Brophy
(1944)
Pin Up Girl
as Sergeant in Canteen (uncredited)