William Edmunds
Acting
Born January 1, 1885, San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
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
- 77 Sunset Strip — Papa Puccini
- 1953The Caddy — Caminello
- 1951Double Dynamite — Mr. Baganucci
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1950The Lawless — Mr. Jensen
- 1949Any Number Can Play — Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
- 1949Mr. Soft Touch — Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
- 1949Ringside — Professor Berger
- 1949The Big Sombrero — Don Luis Alvarado
- 194813 Lead Soldiers — Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
- 1948The Pirate — Town Clerk (uncredited)
- 1948The Three Musketeers — Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
- 1947That Hagen Girl — Corey (uncredited)
- 1947The Beast with Five Fingers — Ingram's Servant Antonio
- 1947The Lost Moment — Vittorio
- 1947Where There's Life — King Hubertus II
- 1946It's a Wonderful Life — Mr. Martini
- 1946Swamp Fire — Emile Ledoux
- 1946The Man I Love — Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
- 1946The Well Groomed Bride — Mr. Whortle
- 1945A Bell for Adano — Tomasino (uncredited)
- 1944Dangerous Passage — Capt. Saul
- 1944House of Frankenstein — Fejos (uncredited)
- 1944The Climax — Leon, Theatre Concierge
- 1944The Conspirators — Blindman Vending Souvenirs (uncredited)
- 1944The Seventh Cross — Aldinger (uncredited)
- 1944Till We Meet Again — Henri Maret
- 1943Assignment in Brittany — Plehec
- 1943Background to Danger — Waiter with Information (uncredited)
- 1943Casablanca — Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
- 1943Edge of Darkness — Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
- 1943For Whom the Bell Tolls — Soldier #1 (uncredited)
- 1943Madame Curie — Cart Driver (uncredited)
- 1943There's Something About a Soldier
- 1942Berlin Correspondent — Hans Gruber
- 1942Reunion in France — Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
- 1942The Black Swan — Town Crier (uncredited)
- 1942The Pied Piper — Frenchman
- 1942The Wife Takes a Flyer — Gustav
- 1941A Very Young Lady — Abner (uncredited)
- 1941Baby Blues — Mr. Gubitosi
- 1941Forbidden Passage — Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
- 1941Knockout — Louis Grinnelli
- 1941Mr. & Mrs. Smith — Proprietor Lucy's
- 1941Paris Calling — Professor Marceau
- 1941They Met in Bombay — Hotel Barber (uncredited)
- 1940Earthbound — Chris
- 1940Escape — White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
- 1940Girl from Havana — Ricco, the bartender
- 1940Girls Under 21 — Tony Mangione
- 1940He Married His Wife — Waiter
- 1940Know Your Money — Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
- 1940Strange Cargo — Dock Watchman (uncredited)
- 1940Stranger on the Third Floor — Gardener (uncredited)
- 1940The Great McGinty — Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
- 1940The Mark of Zorro — Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
- 1940The Mortal Storm — Lehman
- 1940The Shop Around the Corner — Waiter (uncredited)
- 1940You, the People — Louie, the Janitor
- 1939Everything Happens at Night — Hotel Clerk
- 1939Fixer Dugan — Smiley
- 1939Geronimo — Scout
- 1939Idiot's Delight — Dumptsy
- 1939Nurse Edith Cavell — Albert
- 1939The Rains Came — Mr. Das
- 1935Shadow of Doubt — Butler
- 1934Going Spanish — Gaucho