William Edmunds

Born: 1885-01-01 in San Fele, Basilicata, Italy

Died: 1981-12-07

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1958

77 Sunset Strip as Papa Puccini

1953

The Caddy as Caminello

1951

Double Dynamite as Mr. Baganucci
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1950

The Lawless as Mr. Jensen

1949

Ringside as Professor Berger
Mr. Soft Touch as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
The Big Sombrero as Don Luis Alvarado
Any Number Can Play as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)

1948

The Three Musketeers as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
The Pirate as Town Clerk (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

1947

The Lost Moment as Vittorio
Where There's Life as King Hubertus II
The Beast with Five Fingers as Ingram's Servant Antonio
That Hagen Girl as Corey (uncredited)

1946

It's a Wonderful Life as Mr. Martini
Swamp Fire as Emile Ledoux
The Well Groomed Bride as Mr. Whortle
The Man I Love as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)

1945

A Bell for Adano as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)

1944

House of Frankenstein as Fejos (uncredited)
The Climax as Leon, Theatre Concierge
Till We Meet Again as Henri Maret
The Seventh Cross as Aldinger (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage as Capt. Saul

1943

Casablanca as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
Madame Curie as Cart Driver (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Assignment in Brittany as Plehec
Edge of Darkness as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
Background to Danger as Waiter with Information

1942

Reunion in France as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Black Swan as Town Crier (uncredited)
The Pied Piper as Frenchman
Berlin Correspondent as Hans Gruber
The Wife Takes a Flyer as Gustav

1941

Baby Blues as Mr. Gubitosi
Knockout as Louis Grinnelli
Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Proprietor Lucy's
Forbidden Passage as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
A Very Young Lady as Abner (uncredited)
They Met in Bombay as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
Paris Calling as Prof. Marceau

1940

Escape as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
The Shop Around the Corner as Waiter (uncredited)
Earthbound as Chris
The Mark of Zorro as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm as Lehman
The Great McGinty as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
Girls Under 21 as Tony Mangione
Stranger on the Third Floor as Gardener (uncredited)
Know Your Money as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
Girl from Havana as Ricco, the bartender
He Married His Wife as Waiter
Strange Cargo as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
You, the People as Louie, the Janitor