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