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