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)
Any Number Can Play as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
The Big Sombrero as Don Luis Alvarado

1948

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

1947

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

1946

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

1945

A Bell for Adano as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)

1944

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

1943

Casablanca as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
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
Assignment in Brittany as Plehec
There's Something About a Soldier

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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