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

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 Seventh Cross as Aldinger (uncredited)
The Conspirators as Blindman Vending Souvenirs (uncredited)
The Climax as Leon, Theatre Concierge
Till We Meet Again as Henri Maret
Dangerous Passage as Capt. Saul

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 (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
Assignment in Brittany as Plehec

1942

The Black Swan as Town Crier (uncredited)
Berlin Correspondent as Hans Gruber
Reunion in France as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
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)
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
Stranger on the Third Floor as Gardener (uncredited)
Escape as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Strange Cargo as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
He Married His Wife as Waiter
The Great McGinty as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
You, the People as Louie, the Janitor
Earthbound as Chris
Girl from Havana as Ricco, the bartender
Know Your Money as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
Girls Under 21 as Tony Mangione