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.
B.S. Pully Biography / Wiki
| Name | B.S. Pully |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Date of Birth | May 14, 1910 |
| Age(as in 2023 Feb) | 61 |
| Deathday | 1972-01-06 |
B.S. Pully Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Within These Walls | Harry Bowser | 1945-07-13 | Michael Howland, a stern hanging judge, is assigned to take over a chaotic prison. There Michael imposes a strict regime of discipline on the inmates…. |
| Nob Hill | Joe the Bartender | 1945-06-13 | A Barbary Coast saloon owner hopes to marry his way into San Francisco’s high society. Directed by Henry Hathaway, the film was released in 1945…. |
| Guys and Dolls | Big Jule | 1955-12-23 | Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky … |
| Greenwich Village | Brophy | 1944-09-27 | In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue…. |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Christmas Tree Vendor | 1945-02-28 | In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa’s alcoholism. We come to know these people well thro… |
| Don Juan Quilligan | Ed Mossrock | 1945-06-01 | When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he finds himself resorting to prison to escape them…. |
| Myra Breckinridge | Tex | 1970-06-24 | Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with h… |
| The Love God? | J. Charles Twilight | 1969-08-01 | Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan who turns it into a girlie mag, making it a massive fi… |
| Taxi | Amchy (uncredited) | 1953-01-21 | A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband…. |
| Main Street to Broadway | Self (uncredited) | 1953-10-12 | In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who’s giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspira… |
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