14 Facts About Tom Tully

Tom Tully began his career in radio and on the stage before making his film debut in Northern Pursuit.

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

Tom Tully first worked as a sailor in the United States Navy then as a reporter for the Denver Post in Denver, before he entered acting with the expectation of better pay.

Tom Tully played Jim Carroll in the serial Life Begins, Uncle Willie in the comedy My Mother's Husband, and Charles Martin in the serial Stella Dallas.

Tom Tully was a frequent guest actor on Gunsmoke, portraying a wide range of parts.

Tom Tully received an Academy Award nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying the first commander of the Caine in the 1954 drama The Caine Mutiny, with Humphrey Bogart.

Tom Tully was a guest star on The Andy Griffith Show during the seventh season.

In 1964, Tom Tully had two appearances on CBS's Perry Mason.

Tom Tully guest starred twice in the western TV series Bonanza: in the 1965 episode "The Dilemma" as Sundown Davis and in the 1967 episode "The Sure Thing" as Burt Laughlin.

Later, Tom Tully continued his acting in television dramas such as Mission: Impossible and The Rookies.

In November 1969, Tom Tully traveled to South Vietnam, currently Vietnam, for the United Service Organization.

Tom Tully refused to join the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, and was out of work during the Hollywood blacklist, for nine months.

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

Tom Tully died of cancer at the age of 73 on April 27,1982, at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, California.