William Edmunds

Profile

William Edmunds

Acting

Born 1885-01-01 · Died 1981-12-07

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San Fele, Basilicata, Italy

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

66 credits across movies and TV

The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm

1940 · Lehman

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Mr. Martini

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941 · Proprietor Lucy's

Berlin Correspondent

Berlin Correspondent

1942 · Hans Gruber

The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1946 · Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)

The Beast with Five Fingers

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947 · Ingram's Servant Antonio

The Caddy

The Caddy

1953 · Caminello

Where There's Life

Where There's Life

1947 · King Hubertus II

Mr. Soft Touch

Mr. Soft Touch

1949 · Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

1940 · Dock Watchman (uncredited)

The Lost Moment

The Lost Moment

1947 · Vittorio

Girls Under 21

Girls Under 21

1940 · Tony Mangione

Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

1949 · Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)

The Big Sombrero

The Big Sombrero

1949 · Don Luis Alvarado

Knockout

Knockout

1941 · Louis Grinnelli

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

1940 · Waiter

Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt

1935 · Butler

Assignment in Brittany

Assignment in Brittany

1943 · Plehec

That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl

1947 · Corey (uncredited)

The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

1944 · Aldinger (uncredited)

Casablanca

Casablanca

1943 · Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1942 · Frenchman

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939 · Dumptsy

Everything Happens at Night

Everything Happens at Night

1939 · Hotel Clerk

Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939 · Albert

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939 · Mr. Das

The Lawless

The Lawless

1950 · Mr. Jensen

House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

1944 · Fejos (uncredited)

Forbidden Passage

Forbidden Passage

1941 · Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

You, the People

You, the People

1940 · Louie, the Janitor

Fixer Dugan

Fixer Dugan

1939 · Smiley

The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

1940 · Waiter (uncredited)

The Pirate

The Pirate

1948 · Town Clerk (uncredited)

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

1940 · Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948 · Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)

The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty

1940 · Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

Escape

Escape

1940 · White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940 · Gardener (uncredited)

Geronimo

Geronimo

1939 · Scout

Swamp Fire

Swamp Fire

1946 · Emile Ledoux

Know Your Money

Know Your Money

1940 · Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker

Earthbound

Earthbound

1940 · Chris

The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942 · Gustav

Going Spanish

Going Spanish

1934 · Gaucho

Ringside

Ringside

1949 · Professor Berger

Paris Calling

Paris Calling

1941 · 'Professor', the bar owner

The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

1946 · Mr. Whortle

They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay

1941 · Hotel Barber (uncredited)

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

1943 · Waiter with Information

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

1943 · Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943 · Soldier #1 (uncredited)

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943 · Cart Driver (uncredited)

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1945 · Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)

A Very Young Lady

A Very Young Lady

1941 · Abner (uncredited)

Dangerous Passage

Dangerous Passage

1944 · Capt. Saul

Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942 · Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Climax

The Climax

1944 · Leon, Theatre Concierge

Girl from Havana

Girl from Havana

1940 · Ricco, the bartender

Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1944 · Henri Maret

Double Dynamite

Double Dynamite

1951 · Mr. Baganucci

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

1942 · Town Crier (uncredited)

13 Lead Soldiers

13 Lead Soldiers

1948 · Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

Baby Blues

Baby Blues

1941 · Mr. Gubitosi

There's Something About a Soldier

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Papa Puccini