---
name: "B.S. Pully"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/b-s-pully"
fi1m_id: "b-s-pully"
tmdb_id: 1049305
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 May 1910"
died: "6 January 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T07:18:24.570418+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# B.S. Pully

## Identity

B.S. Pully

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/b-s-pully
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** b-s-pully
- **TMDB ID:** 1049305
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1049305

Actor. Born 14 May 1910 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Died 6 January 1972.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 May 1910, Newark, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 6 January 1972
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1049305

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Guys and Dolls*](https://film.one/film/guys-and-dolls.md) (80)

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## Biography

B.S. Pully, born Murray Lerman, was an American actor and nightclub comedian. He originated the role of Big Jule in the Broadway production of *Guys and Dolls*, which opened in 1950, and appeared in more than 1,000 performances. He repeated the role in the 1955 film version.

Pully began his career on the Borscht Belt. He appeared in supporting film roles during the mid-1940s, including as a Christmas tree vendor in *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1945) and Joe the Bartender in *Nob Hill* (1945). Later credits include *The Bellboy* (1960) and guest appearances in television series such as *Get Smart* (1965) and *Car 54, Where Are You?*.

He died of a heart attack in Philadelphia on 6 January 1972.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ibdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Guys and Dolls* (1955), Fi1m 80, as Big Jule — [page](https://film.one/film/guys-and-dolls.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Myra Breckinridge* (1970), as Tex
- *The Love God?* (1969), as J. Charles Twilight
- *Get Smart* (1965), series, as One-Way Al
- *The Bellboy* (1960), as Steve
- *Guys and Dolls* (1955), as Big Jule — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/guys-and-dolls.md)
- *Taxi* (1953), as Amchy (uncredited)
- *Within These Walls* (1945), as Harry Bowser
- *Nob Hill* (1945), as Joe the Bartender
- *Don Juan Quilligan* (1945), as Ed Mossrock
- *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1945), as Christmas Tree Vendor
- *Greenwich Village* (1944), as Brophy
- *Pin Up Girl* (1944), as Sergeant in Canteen (uncredited)

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