- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1885
- Place of Birth
- San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
- Died
- December 7, 1981
William Edmunds
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
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Papa Puccini
movieThe Caddy
1953 · Caminello
movieDouble Dynamite
1951 · Mr. Baganucci
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
movieThe Lawless
1950 · Mr. Jensen
movieMr. Soft Touch
1949 · Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
movieAny Number Can Play
1949 · Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
movieRingside
1949 · Professor Berger
movieThe Big Sombrero
1949 · Don Luis Alvarado
movieThe Three Musketeers
1948 · Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
movieThe Pirate
1948 · Town Clerk (uncredited)
movie13 Lead Soldiers
1948 · Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
movieWhere There's Life
1947 · King Hubertus II
movieThe Lost Moment
1947 · Vittorio
movieThat Hagen Girl
1947 · Corey (uncredited)
movieThe Beast with Five Fingers
1947 · Ingram's Servant Antonio
movieThe Man I Love
1946 · Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
movieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Mr. Martini
movieSwamp Fire
1946 · Emile Ledoux
movieThe Well Groomed Bride
1946 · Mr. Whortle
movieA Bell for Adano
1945 · Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
movieDangerous Passage
1944 · Capt. Saul
movieHouse of Frankenstein
1944 · Fejos (uncredited)
movieThe Climax
1944 · Leon, Theatre Concierge
movieTill We Meet Again
1944 · Henri Maret
movieThe Seventh Cross
1944 · Aldinger (uncredited)
movieMadame Curie
1943 · Cart Driver (uncredited)
movieThere's Something About a Soldier
1943
movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 · Soldier #1 (uncredited)
movieBackground to Danger
1943 · Waiter with Information
movieEdge of Darkness
1943 · Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
movieAssignment in Brittany
1943 · Plehec
movieCasablanca
1943 · Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
movieReunion in France
1942 · Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
movieThe Black Swan
1942 · Town Crier (uncredited)
movieThe Pied Piper
1942 · Frenchman
movieBerlin Correspondent
1942 · Hans Gruber
movieThe Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 · Gustav
movieParis Calling
1941 · 'Professor', the bar owner
movieThey Met in Bombay
1941 · Hotel Barber (uncredited)
movieA Very Young Lady
1941 · Abner (uncredited)
movieKnockout
1941 · Louis Grinnelli
movieBaby Blues
1941 · Mr. Gubitosi
movieForbidden Passage
1941 · Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
movieMr. & Mrs. Smith
1941 · Proprietor Lucy's
movieYou, the People
1940 · Louie, the Janitor
movieGirls Under 21
1940 · Tony Mangione
movieThe Mark of Zorro
1940 · Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
movieEscape
1940 · White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
movieGirl from Havana
1940 · Ricco, the bartender
movieStranger on the Third Floor
1940 · Gardener (uncredited)
movieThe Great McGinty
1940 · Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
movieThe Mortal Storm
1940 · Lehman
movieEarthbound
1940 · Chris
movieStrange Cargo
1940 · Dock Watchman (uncredited)
movieKnow Your Money
1940 · Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
movieHe Married His Wife
1940 · Waiter
movieThe Shop Around the Corner
1940 · Waiter (uncredited)
movieEverything Happens at Night
1939 · Hotel Clerk
movieGeronimo
1939 · Scout
movieThe Rains Came
1939 · Mr. Das
movieNurse Edith Cavell
1939 · Albert
movieFixer Dugan
1939 · Smiley
movieIdiot's Delight
1939 · Dumptsy
movieShadow of Doubt
1935 · Butler
movieGoing Spanish
1934 · Gaucho