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)
Ringside
as Professor Berger
(1949)
The Big Sombrero
as Don Luis Alvarado
(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)
That Hagen Girl
as Corey (uncredited)
(1947)
Where There's Life
as King Hubertus II
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Martini
(1946)
The Man I Love
as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
(1946)
The Well Groomed Bride
as Mr. Whortle
(1946)
Swamp Fire
as Emile Ledoux
(1945)
A Bell for Adano
as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
(1944)
House of Frankenstein
as Fejos (uncredited)
(1944)
Dangerous Passage
as Capt. Saul
(1944)
The Climax
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
(1944)
The Seventh Cross
as Aldinger (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)
Background to Danger
as Waiter with Information
(1943)
Edge of Darkness
as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
(1943)
Assignment in Brittany
as Plehec
(1942)
The Black Swan
as Town Crier (uncredited)
(1942)
Reunion in France
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
The Pied Piper
as Frenchman
(1942)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Gustav
(1942)
Berlin Correspondent
as Hans Gruber
(1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Proprietor Lucy's
(1941)
Paris Calling
as Prof. Marceau
(1941)
A Very Young Lady
as Abner (uncredited)
(1941)
They Met in Bombay
as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
(1941)
Knockout
as Louis Grinnelli
(1941)
Baby Blues
as Mr. Gubitosi
(1941)
Forbidden Passage
as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
(1940)
The Shop Around the Corner
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
The Mark of Zorro
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
(1940)
The Mortal Storm
as Lehman
(1940)
Escape
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
(1940)
The Great McGinty
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
(1940)
Earthbound
as Chris
(1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Gardener (uncredited)
(1940)
You, the People
as Louie, the Janitor
(1940)
Know Your Money
as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
(1940)
He Married His Wife
as Waiter
(1940)
Girl from Havana
as Ricco, the bartender
(1940)
Girls Under 21
as Tony Mangione
(1939)
Geronimo
as Scout
(1939)
The Rains Came
as Mr. Das
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Dumptsy
(1939)
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Albert
(1939)
Everything Happens at Night
as Hotel Clerk
(1939)
Fixer Dugan
as Smiley
(1935)
Shadow of Doubt
as Butler
(1934)
Going Spanish
as Gaucho