Tom Tully
Trailer forLady in the Lake (1946)
Born	Thomas Kane Tulley (1908-08-21)August 21, 1908 Durango, Colorado, U.S.
Died	April 27, 1982(1982-04-27) (aged 73) Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1937–1973
Spouses	Helen Ross ​ ​ (m. 1930; div. 1935)​ Frances McHugh ​ ​ (m. 1938; died 1953)​ Ida Johnson ​ ​ (m. 1954)​
Children	1

Thomas Kane Tulley^{[citation needed]} (August 21, 1908 – April 27, 1982) was an American actor. He began his career in radio and on the stage before making his film debut inNorthern Pursuit (1943). Subsequently, he was nominated for anAcademy Award for his supporting role inThe Caine Mutiny (1954).

In 1960, Tully was honored with a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry.

Tully was born inDurango in southwesternColorado, the son of Thomas H. Tulley and Victoria Lenore Day Tulley. After a stint in the United States Navy he worked as a reporter for theDenver Post, before he began acting with the expectation of better pay.^[1]

Tully debuted on Broadway inCall Me Ziggy (1937). His other Broadway credits includeThe Sun Field (1942),The Strings, My Lord, Are False (1942),Jason (1942),Ah, Wilderness! (1941),The Time of Your Life (1940),Night Music (1940),The Time of Your Life (1939),The White Steed (1939), andChalked Out (1937).^[2]

In the era ofold-time radio, Tully had the lead role of Joe in the serialHome of the Brave.^[3]: 155 He also played Jim Carroll in the serialLife Begins,^[3]: 198 Uncle Willie in the comedyMy Mother's Husband,^[3]: 247 and Charles Martin in the serialStella Dallas.^[3] He was a frequent guest actor onGunsmoke, portraying a wide range of parts.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Tully's Hollywood film career spanned from the 1930s until 1973. After a brief appearance in the filmCarefree (1938), he next appeared inI'll Be Seeing You (1944) as the father of Shirley Temple's character.^[1]

He received anAcademy Award nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying the first commander of theCaine in the 1954 dramaThe Caine Mutiny,^[9] withHumphrey Bogart.

His last feature film role was as a crooked gun dealer, seated in a wheelchair after having his left leg removed close to the hip, inDon Siegel's popular crime filmCharley Varrick (1973), withWalter Matthau andJoe Don Baker.^[10]

From 1954 through 1960, he played the role of police Inspector Matt Grebb on theCBS police drama,The Lineup,^[11] with co-starWarner Anderson. In repeats,The Lineup was known asSan Francisco Beat.

He made two appearances as Rob Petrie's (Dick Van Dyke) father on CBS'sThe Dick Van Dyke Show in 1964 and 1966. This role reunited Tully withJerry Paris fromThe Caine Mutiny.He also was a guest star onThe Andy Griffith Show during the seventh season. He played Walt, the milkman in the episode, "Goodbye, Dolly."

In 1962, he appeared on theNBC modern Western seriesEmpire, in the role of Tom Cole in the episode "Long Past, Long Remembered."Richard Jordan also appeared in this episode as Jay Bee Fowler. The series starredRichard Egan asNew Mexico rancher Jim Redigo. In 1963, he was cast as Danny Mundt in "A Taste for Pineapple" of theABC crime drama,The Untouchables. That same year he portrayed Jethro Tate in "Who Killed Billy Jo?" on another ABC crime drama,Burke's Law, withGene Barry.

In 1964, Tully had two appearances on CBS'sPerry Mason. The first was as defendant Carey York in "The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist;" the second was as murder victim Harvey Scott in "The Case of the Nautical Knot." During the 1966 season of ABC'sShane western series, he made 17 appearances as Tom Starett.^[11]: 954 Tully also guest starred twice in the western TV seriesBonanza: in the 1965 episode "The Dilemma" as Sundown Davis and in the 1967 episode "The Sure Thing" as Burt Laughlin.

Later, Tully continued his acting in television dramas such asMission: Impossible andThe Rookies.

In November 1969, Tully traveled toSouth Vietnam, currentlyVietnam, for theUnited Service Organization. His "handshake tour" took him to hospitals, radio interviews, and flight behind enemy lines, courtesy of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, to visit strategic military outposts such as the "Hawks Nest" in the Phum Valley. While in Vietnam entertaining troops, Tully contracted afilarial worm.^[1]

Tully refused to join theMotion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, and was out of work during the Hollywood blacklist, for nine months.^[12]

In 1930, Tully married Helen Ross in Colorado. They had a daughter Jean in 1931. They were divorced on November 26, 1935. In 1938, he married actress Frances McHugh, to whom he remained wed until her death in 1953. On June 20, 1954, he married Ida Johnson in Los Angeles, and they remained married until his death.^[1]

Tully played chess by mail, was a fly-fisherman, and voiced children's books for an elementary school.^[13]

Tully died ofcancer at the age of 73 on April 27, 1982, atHoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, California.^[10][14]

Tully'sHollywood Walk of Fame star,^[12] 6119Hollywood Boulevard near Gower Street, was one of the inaugural 1,558 stars in 1960, yet misspelled asThomas L. Tully.^[13]

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