William Edmunds

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-01-01 (96 years old)

Deathday

1981-12-07

Place of Birth

San Fele, Basilicata, Italy

William Edmunds

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.

Acting

1940

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as Mr. Martini

1941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Proprietor Lucy's

1942

Berlin Correspondent

as Hans Gruber

1946

The Man I Love

as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)

1947

The Beast with Five Fingers

as Ingram's Servant Antonio

1953

The Caddy

as Caminello

1947

Where There's Life

as King Hubertus II

1949

Mr. Soft Touch

as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)

1940

Strange Cargo

as Dock Watchman (uncredited)

1947

The Lost Moment

as Vittorio

1940

Girls Under 21

as Tony Mangione

1949

Any Number Can Play

as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)

1949

The Big Sombrero

as Don Luis Alvarado

1941

Knockout

as Louis Grinnelli

1940

1935

1947

That Hagen Girl

as Corey (uncredited)

1944

The Seventh Cross

as Aldinger (uncredited)

1943

Casablanca

as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)

1942

The Pied Piper

as Frenchman

1939

Idiot's Delight

as Dumptsy

1939

1939

1939

The Rains Came

as Mr. Das

1950

The Lawless

as Mr. Jensen

1944

House of Frankenstein

as Fejos (uncredited)

1941

Forbidden Passage

as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

1940

You, the People

as Louie, the Janitor

1939

Fixer Dugan

as Smiley

1940

The Shop Around the Corner

as Waiter (uncredited)

1948

The Pirate

as Town Clerk (uncredited)

1940

The Mark of Zorro

as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)

1948

The Three Musketeers

as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)

1940

The Great McGinty

as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

1940

Escape

as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

as Gardener (uncredited)

1939

Geronimo

as Scout

1946

Swamp Fire

as Emile Ledoux

1940

Know Your Money

as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker

1940

Earthbound

as Chris

1934

Going Spanish

as Gaucho

1949

Ringside

as Professor Berger

1941

Paris Calling

as Prof. Marceau

1946

1941

They Met in Bombay

as Hotel Barber (uncredited)

1943

Background to Danger

as Waiter with Information

1943

Edge of Darkness

as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls

as Soldier #1 (uncredited)

1943

Madame Curie

as Cart Driver (uncredited)

1945

A Bell for Adano

as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)

1941

A Very Young Lady

as Abner (uncredited)

1944

Dangerous Passage

as Capt. Saul

1942

Reunion in France

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

1944

The Climax

as Leon, Theatre Concierge

1940

Girl from Havana

as Ricco, the bartender

1944

Till We Meet Again

as Henri Maret

1951

Double Dynamite

as Mr. Baganucci

1942

The Black Swan

as Town Crier (uncredited)

1948

13 Lead Soldiers

as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

1941

Baby Blues

as Mr. Gubitosi

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