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

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Double Dynamite as Mr. Baganucci

1950

The Lawless as Mr. Jensen

1949

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

1948

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

1947

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

1946

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

1945

A Bell for Adano as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)

1944

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

1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Madame Curie as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
Background to Danger as Waiter with Information
There's Something About a Soldier
Assignment in Brittany as Plehec

1942

Casablanca as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
The Black Swan as Town Crier (uncredited)
Reunion in France as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Pied Piper as Frenchman
The Wife Takes a Flyer as Gustav
Berlin Correspondent as Hans Gruber

1941

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

1940

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