Acting

William Edmunds

Born 1885-01-01 · San Fele, Basilicata, Italy

Died 1981-12-07

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.

Credits

Newest first

77 Sunset Strip
as Papa Puccini
1958
The Caddy
as Caminello
1953
Double Dynamite
as Mr. Baganucci
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Lawless
as Mr. Jensen
1950
Mr. Soft Touch
as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
1949
Any Number Can Play
as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
1949
Ringside
as Professor Berger
1949
The Big Sombrero
as Don Luis Alvarado
1949
The Three Musketeers
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
1948
The Pirate
as Town Clerk (uncredited)
1948
13 Lead Soldiers
as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
1948
Where There's Life
as King Hubertus II
1947
The Lost Moment
as Vittorio
1947
That Hagen Girl
as Corey (uncredited)
1947
The Beast with Five Fingers
as Ingram's Servant Antonio
1947
The Man I Love
as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Martini
1946
Swamp Fire
as Emile Ledoux
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
as Mr. Whortle
1946
A Bell for Adano
as Tomasino (uncredited)
1945
Dangerous Passage
as Capt. Saul
1944
House of Frankenstein
as Fejos (uncredited)
1944
The Conspirators
as Blindman Vending Souvenirs (uncredited)
1944
The Climax
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
1944
Till We Meet Again
as Henri Maret
1944
The Seventh Cross
as Aldinger (uncredited)
1944
Madame Curie
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
1943
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
1943
Background to Danger
as Waiter with Information (uncredited)
1943
Edge of Darkness
as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
1943
Assignment in Brittany
as Plehec
1943
Casablanca
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
1943
Reunion in France
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1942
The Black Swan
as Town Crier (uncredited)
1942
The Pied Piper
as Frenchman
1942
Berlin Correspondent
as Hans Gruber
1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Gustav
1942
Paris Calling
as Professor Marceau
1941
They Met in Bombay
as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
1941
A Very Young Lady
as Abner (uncredited)
1941
Knockout
as Louis Grinnelli
1941
Baby Blues
as Mr. Gubitosi
1941
Forbidden Passage
as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Proprietor Lucy's
1941
You, the People
as Louie, the Janitor
1940
Girls Under 21
as Tony Mangione
1940
The Mark of Zorro
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
1940
Escape
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
1940
Girl from Havana
as Ricco, the bartender
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Gardener (uncredited)
1940
The Great McGinty
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
1940
The Mortal Storm
as Lehman
1940
Earthbound
as Chris
1940
Strange Cargo
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
1940
Know Your Money
as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
1940
He Married His Wife
as Waiter
1940
The Shop Around the Corner
as Waiter (uncredited)
1940
Everything Happens at Night
as Hotel Clerk
1939
Geronimo
as Scout
1939
The Rains Came
as Mr. Das
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Albert
1939
Fixer Dugan
as Smiley
1939
Idiot's Delight
as Dumptsy
1939
Shadow of Doubt
as Butler
1935
Going Spanish
as Gaucho
1934