William Edmunds
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1885-01-01
Day of Death
1981-12-07 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
William Edmunds
Biography
Italian born William Edmunds (born Michele F. Pellegrino) was a stage, screen, and television actor, in films from 1934 to 1953, his television career continuing to 1959. Edmunds is best remembered for his portrayal of bar owner Giuseppe Martini in the 1946 holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life.
Known For
Acting
(1953)
The Caddy
as Caminello
(1951)
Double Dynamite
as Mr. Baganucci
(1950)
The Lawless
as Mr. Jensen
(1949)
Any Number Can Play
as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
(1949)
Mr. Soft Touch
as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
(1949)
The Big Sombrero
as Don Luis Alvarado
(1949)
Ringside
as Professor Berger
(1948)
The Three Musketeers
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
(1948)
The Pirate
as Town Clerk (uncredited)
(1948)
13 Lead Soldiers
as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
(1947)
The Beast with Five Fingers
as Ingram's Servant Antonio
(1947)
The Lost Moment
as Vittorio
(1947)
Where There's Life
as King Hubertus II
(1947)
That Hagen Girl
as Corey (uncredited)
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Martini
(1946)
Swamp Fire
as Emile Ledoux
(1946)
The Man I Love
as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
(1946)
The Well Groomed Bride
as Mr. Whortle
(1945)
A Bell for Adano
as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
(1944)
Dangerous Passage
as Capt. Saul
(1944)
The Seventh Cross
as Aldinger (uncredited)
(1944)
The Climax
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
(1944)
House of Frankenstein
as Fejos (uncredited)
(1944)
Till We Meet Again
as Henri Maret
(1943)
Casablanca
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
(1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
(1943)
Madame Curie
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
(1943)
Edge of Darkness
as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
(1943)
Background to Danger
as Waiter with Information
(1943)
Assignment in Brittany
as Plehec
(1942)
The Black Swan
as Town Crier (uncredited)
(1942)
The Pied Piper
as Frenchman
(1942)
Reunion in France
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Gustav
(1942)
Berlin Correspondent
as Hans Gruber
(1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Proprietor Lucy's
(1941)
They Met in Bombay
as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
(1941)
A Very Young Lady
as Abner (uncredited)
(1941)
Paris Calling
as Prof. Marceau
(1941)
Knockout
as Louis Grinnelli
(1941)
Forbidden Passage
as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
(1941)
Baby Blues
as Mr. Gubitosi
(1940)
The Shop Around the Corner
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
The Mortal Storm
as Lehman
(1940)
The Mark of Zorro
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
(1940)
The Great McGinty
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
(1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Gardener (uncredited)
(1940)
Escape
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
He Married His Wife
as Waiter
(1940)
Girls Under 21
as Tony Mangione
(1940)
Earthbound
as Chris
(1940)
You, the People
as Louie, the Janitor
(1940)
Know Your Money
as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
(1940)
Girl from Havana
as Ricco, the bartender
(1939)
The Rains Came
as Mr. Das
(1939)
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Albert
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Dumptsy
(1939)
Geronimo
as Scout
(1939)
Fixer Dugan
as Smiley
(1939)
Everything Happens at Night
as Hotel Clerk
(1935)
Shadow of Doubt
as Butler
(1934)
Going Spanish
as Gaucho