Tom Tully (August 21, 1908 – April 27, 1982) was an American actor.
Born in Durango, Colorado, 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.
Tully's Hollywood film career spanned from the early 1940s until 1973. In November 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
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