Actor
B.S. Pully
May 14, 1910 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Vivian Blaine
3 titles together
Guys and Dolls, Greenwich Village, Nob Hill
Veda Ann Borg
2 titles together
Guys and Dolls, Don Juan Quilligan
Joan Blondell
2 titles together
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Don Juan Quilligan
Peggy Ann Garner
2 titles together
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Nob Hill
William Bendix
2 titles together
Greenwich Village, Don Juan Quilligan
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Robert P. Lieb
2 titles together
Myra Breckinridge, The Love God?
Full filmography · 12
Myra Breckinridge
as Tex
19704.6
The Love God?
as J. Charles Twilight
19696
The Bellboy
as Steve
19606.2
Guys and Dolls
as Big Jule
19556.6
Taxi
as Amchy (uncredited)
1953
Within These Walls
as Harry Bowser
1945
Nob Hill
as Joe the Bartender
1945
Don Juan Quilligan
as Ed Mossrock
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Christmas Tree Vendor
19457.5
Greenwich Village
as Brophy
1944
Pin Up Girl
as Sergeant in Canteen (uncredited)
1944