Tom Tully

Tom Tully Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: August 21, 1908

Death Date: April 27, 1982

Birth Place: Durango, Colorado

Tom Tully's career started out in the 1940s, with supporting roles in films headlined by the likes of Cary Grant and Shirley Temple. Early on, he appeared in movies of all sorts, ranging from comedies to Westerns to war pictures. Near the end of the decade, he landed one of his first co-headlining roles in the comedy "A Kiss for Corliss," in which he played Harry P. Archer, an attorney who believes that his daughter is dating a wealthy playboy.

The 1950s brought many of the roles which Tully became notable for: stern, yet good-hearted cops or commanding officers. In 1953's"The Moon is Blue," he played a policeman who memorably knocks William Holden's lights out for seemingly taking advantage of his virtuous daughter, played by Maggie McNamara. The next year, he played a ship's captain well-liked by his crew, but destined for replacement anyway in "The Caine Mutiny," for which Tully received an Academy Award nomination. Around this time, he also started appearing on television, starring as Inspector Matt Grebb on the crime show "The Lineup" for roughly five years. Over the next decade and a half, he appeared in countless television shows and co-starred in the Western drama "Shane," which aired in 1966.

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Guest Star
Series
1991

Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure

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Marine Captain
Movie
1981

Madame X

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Man in Dublin Bar
Movie
1981

BensonStream

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Series
1979

Charley Varrick

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Tom
Movie
1973

Hijack

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Mr. Noonan
Movie
1973

The Rookies

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Series
1972

Any Second Now

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Howard Lenihan
Movie
1969

Mod Squad

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Frank Dever - Security Guard
Series
1968

Coogan's BluffStream

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Sheriff McCrea
Movie
1968
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The Guns of Will Sonnett

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Series
1967

Shane

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Tom Starett
Series
1966

The Loner

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1965

McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force

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Gen. Harkness
Movie
1965

The Carpetbaggers

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Amos Winthrop
Movie
1964

The Farmer's Daughter

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Horace Craig
Series
1963

The VirginianStream

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Junius Antlow
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1962

The Dick Van Dyke ShowStream

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Sam Petrie
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1961

The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyStream

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Capt. McClung
Movie
1961

The Andy Griffith ShowStream

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Walt Simpson
Series
1960

The Untouchables

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1959

BonanzaStream

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1959

RawhideStream

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1959

Perry MasonStream

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Carey York
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1957

Tales of Wells FargoStream

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Matt Blackner
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1957

Zane Grey Theater

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1956

Telephone TimeStream

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1956

Behind the High Wall

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Warden Frank Carmichael
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1956

Alfred Hitchcock PresentsStream

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Phil Canby
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1955

Love Me or Leave MeStream

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Frobisher
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1955
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Soldier of FortuneStream

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Tweedie
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1955

San Francisco Beat

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Insp. Matt Grebb
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1954

The Caine MutinyStream

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Comdr. DeVriess
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1954
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Arrow in the Dust

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Crowshaw
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1954

Trouble Along the Way

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Father Malone
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1953

Sea of Lost Ships

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Ice Patrol Capt. Holland
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1953

The Jazz Singer

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Dan McGurney
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1953

The Moon Is Blue

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Michael O'Neill
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1953
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Love Is Better Than Ever

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Mr. Charles E. Macaboy
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1952

The Turning Point

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Matt Conroy
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1952

Lure of the Wilderness

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Zack Taylor
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1952

Ruby Gentry

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Jud Corey
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1952

Tomahawk

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Dan Castello
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1951

Lady and the Bandit

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Tom King
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1951

Texas Carnival

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Sheriff Jackson
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1951

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Ransom
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1950
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Where the Sidewalk Ends

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Jiggs Taylor
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1950

Almost a Bride

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Harry P. Archer
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1949

June Bride

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Mr. Whitman Brinker
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1948

Scudda-Hoo! Scudda-Hay!

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Robert `'Roarer'` McGill
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1948

Rachel and the StrangerStream

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Parson Jackson
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1948
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Blood on the MoonStream

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John Lufton
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1948
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Killer McCoy

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Cecil Y. Walsh
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1947

La Señora del Lago

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1946

La Dama en el Lago

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1946

Till the End of Time

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C.W. Harper
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1946

The Virginian

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Nebraska
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1946

Lady in the LakeStream

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Capt. Kane
Movie
1946
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Adventure

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Gus
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1945

The Unseen

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Sullivan
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1945

Kiss and Tell

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Bob Pringle
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1945

I'll Be Seeing You

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Mr. Marshall
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1944

Secret Command

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Brownell
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1944

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Inspector Barnett
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1943

Destination Tokyo

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Mike Conners
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1943