William Edmunds

Known for: Acting

Born: 1885-01-01 – 1981-12-07 (aged 96)

From: 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 (66)

TV★ 7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Papa Puccini
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Caddy
1953
as Caminello
MOVIE★ 6.5
Double Dynamite
1951
as Mr. Baganucci
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Lawless
1950
as Mr. Jensen
MOVIE★ 6.8
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Ringside
1949
as Professor Berger
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Big Sombrero
1949
as Don Luis Alvarado
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Pirate
1948
as Town Clerk (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
13 Lead Soldiers
1948
as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Where There's Life
1947
as King Hubertus II
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Lost Moment
1947
as Vittorio
MOVIE★ 5.3
That Hagen Girl
1947
as Corey (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947
as Ingram's Servant Antonio
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Man I Love
1946
as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Mr. Martini
MOVIE★ 5.6
Swamp Fire
1946
as Emile Ledoux
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Mr. Whortle
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Bell for Adano
1945
as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Dangerous Passage
1944
as Capt. Saul
MOVIE★ 6.0
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Fejos (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Climax
1944
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
MOVIE★ 7.0
Till We Meet Again
1944
as Henri Maret
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Seventh Cross
1944
as Aldinger (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Madame Curie
1943
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.4
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
MOVIE★ 6.5
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Background to Danger
1943
as Waiter with Information
MOVIE★ 6.2
Edge of Darkness
1943
as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Assignment in Brittany
1943
as Plehec
MOVIE★ 8.1
Casablanca
1943
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Reunion in France
1942
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Black Swan
1942
as Town Crier (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Pied Piper
1942
as Frenchman
MOVIE★ 6.0
Berlin Correspondent
1942
as Hans Gruber
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Gustav
MOVIE★ 6.0
Paris Calling
1941
as 'Professor', the bar owner
MOVIE★ 7.3
They Met in Bombay
1941
as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.5
A Very Young Lady
1941
as Abner (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Knockout
1941
as Louis Grinnelli
MOVIE★ 8.0
Baby Blues
1941
as Mr. Gubitosi
MOVIE★ 6.4
Forbidden Passage
1941
as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Proprietor Lucy's
MOVIE★ 6.2
You, the People
1940
as Louie, the Janitor
MOVIE★ 4.8
Girls Under 21
1940
as Tony Mangione
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Mark of Zorro
1940
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Escape
1940
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Girl from Havana
1940
as Ricco, the bartender
MOVIE★ 6.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Gardener (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Great McGinty
1940
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Lehman
MOVIE★ 4.9
Earthbound
1940
as Chris
MOVIE★ 7.0
Strange Cargo
1940
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.3
Know Your Money
1940
as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
MOVIE★ 5.6
He Married His Wife
1940
as Waiter
MOVIE★ 8.1
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Waiter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Hotel Clerk
MOVIE★ 5.3
Geronimo
1939
as Scout
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Rains Came
1939
as Mr. Das
MOVIE★ 6.6
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939
as Albert
MOVIE★ 6.5
Fixer Dugan
1939
as Smiley
MOVIE★ 6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Dumptsy
MOVIE★ 6.6
Shadow of Doubt
1935
as Butler
MOVIE★ 6.0
Going Spanish
1934
as Gaucho