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)
The Big Sombrero
as Don Luis Alvarado
(1949)
Mr. Soft Touch
as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
(1949)
Any Number Can Play
as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
(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 Lost Moment
as Vittorio
(1947)
Where There's Life
as King Hubertus II
(1947)
The Beast with Five Fingers
as Ingram's Servant Antonio
(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)
House of Frankenstein
as Fejos (uncredited)
(1944)
Dangerous Passage
as Capt. Saul
(1944)
Till We Meet Again
as Henri Maret
(1944)
The Seventh Cross
as Aldinger (uncredited)
(1944)
The Climax
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
(1943)
Casablanca
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
(1943)
Edge of Darkness
as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
(1943)
Madame Curie
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
(1943)
Assignment in Brittany
as Plehec
(1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
(1943)
Background to Danger
as Waiter with Information
(1942)
The Pied Piper
as Frenchman
(1942)
Reunion in France
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
Berlin Correspondent
as Hans Gruber
(1942)
The Black Swan
as Town Crier (uncredited)
(1942)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Gustav
(1941)
Paris Calling
as Prof. Marceau
(1941)
A Very Young Lady
as Abner (uncredited)
(1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Proprietor Lucy's
(1941)
Knockout
as Louis Grinnelli
(1941)
Baby Blues
as Mr. Gubitosi
(1941)
They Met in Bombay
as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
(1941)
Forbidden Passage
as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
(1940)
The Mortal Storm
as Lehman
(1940)
The Shop Around the Corner
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
(1940)
Know Your Money
as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
(1940)
The Great McGinty
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
(1940)
The Mark of Zorro
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
(1940)
Girls Under 21
as Tony Mangione
(1940)
Earthbound
as Chris
(1940)
Escape
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
(1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Gardener (uncredited)
(1940)
You, the People
as Louie, the Janitor
(1940)
He Married His Wife
as Waiter
(1940)
Girl from Havana
as Ricco, the bartender
(1939)
The Rains Came
as Mr. Das
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Dumptsy
(1939)
Everything Happens at Night
as Hotel Clerk
(1939)
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Albert
(1939)
Fixer Dugan
as Smiley
(1939)
Geronimo
as Scout
(1935)
Shadow of Doubt
as Butler
(1934)
Going Spanish
as Gaucho