Tom Tully
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Tom Tully was an American
actor.
, Thomas Kane Tulley served in the United States Navy, was a private pilot and worked as junior reporter for the Denver Post before going into acting because he felt the pay was better. Tully started out on stage before eventually acting in Hollywood films in 1943. He changed his surname for professional reasons, from Tulley to Tully.
He received an Academy Award nomination for the role of the first commander of the Caine in 1954's The Caine Mutiny
, with Humphrey Bogart
. From 1954 through 1960, he played the role of Inspector
Matt Grebb on the CBS
television
detective series The Lineup
, with co-star Warner Anderson
. He made two appearances as Rob Petrie's (Dick Van Dyke) father on The Dick Van Dyke Show
in 1964 and 1966.
" and The Rookies
. His last feature film role was as a crooked gun dealer in Don Siegel
's thriller Charley Varrick
(1973), with Walter Matthau
. His gritty portrayal in a seedy storefront, made more realistic by Tully wheeling around his cramped shop in his wheelchair.
, aged 73. His death was due, in great part, to these serious medical conditions. He should be remembered as a patriot who sacrificed his life to entertain our troops in Vietnam. At the time of death, Tom had completed a manuscript about his grandmother and grandfather David F. Day
Civil War Medal of Honor winner, newspaper man and owner of The Solid Muldoon
in Ouray, Colorado.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Tom Kane Tully has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
(which has been misattributed to Thomas Lee Tully)
The star (Thomas L Tully) was one of the original group and is located at 6119 Hollywood Boulevard. Tom Tully's birth name was Thomas Kane Tulley. Tom shortened the last name by removing the (e) thus creating his professional name "Tom Tully". Tom did not use his middle name because of its Biblical connotation. This may have contributed to the mistake in the Hollywood Star or just a simple typographical error.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor.
Biography
Born in Durango, ColoradoDurango, Colorado
The City of Durango is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau said that the city population was 16,887 in 2010 census.-History:...
, Thomas Kane Tulley served in the United States Navy, was a private pilot and worked as junior reporter for the Denver Post before going into acting because he felt the pay was better. Tully started out on stage before eventually acting in Hollywood films in 1943. He changed his surname for professional reasons, from Tulley to Tully.
He received an Academy Award nomination for the role of the first commander of the Caine in 1954's The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny is a 1952 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk. The novel grew out of Wouk's personal experiences aboard a destroyer-minesweeper in the Pacific in World War II and deals with, among other things, the moral and ethical decisions made at sea by the captains of ships...
, with Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
. From 1954 through 1960, he played the role of Inspector
Inspector
Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
Matt Grebb on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
detective series The Lineup
The Lineup (TV series)
The Lineup is an American police drama which aired on CBS radio from 1950 to 1953 and on CBS television from 1954 to 1960, possibly in response to NBC's hit Dragnet....
, with co-star Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson was an American actor. He had a small part in a film in 1915. He had supporting parts in several films through the years....
. He made two appearances as Rob Petrie's (Dick Van Dyke) father on The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom that initially aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System from October 3, 1961, until June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. It was produced by Reiner with Bill Persky and Sam Denoff....
in 1964 and 1966.
Later years
Tully's Hollywood film career spanned from the early 1940s until 1973. In November of 1969, Tom Tully went to Vietnam for the USO. Tom was on a "handshake tour" that included travel to visit hospitals, radio interviews and flying behind enemy lines (courtesy of the 173rd Airborne Brigade) to visit strategic military outposts like the "Hawks Nest" in the Phum Valley. While in Vietnam entertaining troops, Thomas Tully protracted a filarial worm , similar to the worm that causes elephantiasis. After returning to the U.S. his condition was diagnosed after a blood clot in a major vein in his leg cut off circulation and his leg was amputated very close to the hip. The amputation was performed in Laguna Beach, California close to his home in San Juan Capistrano. Not to be held down, Tully continued his acting in Television dramas like "Mission: ImpossibleMission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is an American television series which was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicled the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force . The leader of the team was Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, except in...
" and The Rookies
The Rookies
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It followed the exploits of three rookie police officers in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department .-History:...
. His last feature film role was as a crooked gun dealer in Don Siegel
Don Siegel
Donald Siegel was an influential American film director and producer. His name variously appeared in the credits of his films as both Don Siegel and Donald Siegel.-Early life:...
's thriller Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick is a 1973 crime film directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau, Andrew Robinson, Joe Don Baker and John Vernon. The film was based on the novel The Looters by John H. Reese.-Plot:...
(1973), with Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears...
. His gritty portrayal in a seedy storefront, made more realistic by Tully wheeling around his cramped shop in his wheelchair.
Death
Complications to this surgery caused pleuritis, deafness and serious debilitation. Tully died of cancer on April 27, 1982 in Newport Beach, CaliforniaNewport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
, aged 73. His death was due, in great part, to these serious medical conditions. He should be remembered as a patriot who sacrificed his life to entertain our troops in Vietnam. At the time of death, Tom had completed a manuscript about his grandmother and grandfather David F. Day
David F. Day
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Civil War Medal of Honor winner, newspaper man and owner of The Solid Muldoon
Solid Muldoon
The Solid Muldoon was a "prehistoric human body" unearthed in 1877, near Beulah, Colorado. Named after either the legendary wrestler William Muldoon or the location of its discovery, Muldoon Hill, the figure enjoyed a brief tour of the United States before it was revealed to be a hoax.The Solid...
in Ouray, Colorado.
Selected filmography
- Destination TokyoDestination TokyoDestination Tokyo is a 1943 submarine war film. It was directed by Delmer Daves and written by Daves, Steve Fisher and Albert Maltz, and stars Cary Grant and John Garfield with featured performances by Dane Clark, Robert Hutton and Warner Anderson. Production began on June 21, 1943 and continued...
(1943) - I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
- The VirginianThe Virginian (1946 film)The Virginian is a 1946 film based upon the Owen Wister novel, with Joel McCrea as the Virginian and Brian Donlevy as Trampas. The film was directed by Stuart Gilmore and remains widely regarded as an inferior remake of the 1929 movie with Gary Cooper and Walter Huston. There have been several...
(1946) - Lady in the LakeLady in the LakeLady in the Lake is a 1947 American film noir that marked the directorial debut of Robert Montgomery, who also stars in the film. The picture also features Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows...
(1947) - Blood on the MoonBlood on the MoonBlood on the Moon is an RKO black-and-white "psychological" western directed by Robert Wise with cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. The film, starring Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Robert Preston has many film noir elements. It was shot in California and some of the more scenic shots...
(1948) - Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! is a 1948 comedy film which is known for being one of Marilyn Monroe's earliest films ....
(1948) - June BrideJune BrideJune Bride is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Bretaigne Windust. Ranald MacDougall's screenplay, based on the unproduced play Feature for June by Eileen Tighe and Graeme Lorimer, was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy. The film starred Bette...
(1948) - Where the Sidewalk EndsWhere the Sidewalk EndsWhere the Sidewalk Ends is a 1950 American film noir directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The screenplay for the film was written by Ben Hecht, and adapted by Robert E. Kent, Frank P. Rosenberg, and Victor Trivas. The screenplay and adaptations were based on the novel Night Cry by William L....
(1950) - TomahawkTomahawk (film)Tomahawk is a 1951 western film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo. The film is loosely based on events that took place in Montana in 1876 at The Battle of Powder River. The film was released as The Battle of Powder River in the UK.-Plot synopsis:In 1866 gold is...
(1951) - The Turning PointThe Turning Point (1952 film)The Turning Point is a 1952 crime syndicate drama starring Edmond O'Brien. It's based on Horace McCoy's novel "Storm in the City" and inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings.-Plot:...
(1952) - The Caine MutinyThe Caine Mutiny (film)The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American drama film set during World War II, directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Stanley Kramer. It stars Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson and Fred MacMurray, and is based on the 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk The Caine Mutiny. The film...
(1954) - Soldier of FortuneSoldier of Fortune (film)Soldier of Fortune is a 1955 adventure film about the rescue of an American held prisoner in the People's Republic of China in the 1950s. It was directed by Edward Dmytryk, starred Clark Gable and Susan Hayward and was written by Ernest K...
(1955) - Ten North FrederickTen North Frederick (film)Ten North Frederick is a 1958 American drama film starring Gary Cooper, written and directed by Philip Dunne. The screenplay is based on the 1955 novel of the same name by John O'Hara.-Plot:...
(1958) - The CarpetbaggersThe Carpetbaggers (film)The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American film based upon the best selling novel The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins.The film stars George Peppard as Jonas Cord, a character based largely on Howard Hughes, and Alan Ladd as a former western gunslinger turned actor with the pseudonym Nevada Smith, played...
(1964) - Coogan's BluffCoogan's Bluff (film)Coogan's Bluff is a 1968 American Universal film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Don Stroud, and Susan Clark...
(1968) - Charley VarrickCharley VarrickCharley Varrick is a 1973 crime film directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau, Andrew Robinson, Joe Don Baker and John Vernon. The film was based on the novel The Looters by John H. Reese.-Plot:...
(1973)
Hollywood Walk of FameHollywood Walk of FameThe Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
Tom Kane Tully has a star on the Hollywood Walk of FameHollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
(which has been misattributed to Thomas Lee Tully)
The star (Thomas L Tully) was one of the original group and is located at 6119 Hollywood Boulevard. Tom Tully's birth name was Thomas Kane Tulley. Tom shortened the last name by removing the (e) thus creating his professional name "Tom Tully". Tom did not use his middle name because of its Biblical connotation. This may have contributed to the mistake in the Hollywood Star or just a simple typographical error.