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.
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Acting History
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Papa Puccini
1953The Caddy as Caminello
1951Double Dynamite as Mr. Baganucci
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1950The Lawless as Mr. Jensen
1949Mr. Soft Touch as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
1949Any Number Can Play as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
1949Ringside as Professor Berger
1949The Big Sombrero as Don Luis Alvarado
1948The Three Musketeers as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
1948The Pirate as Town Clerk (uncredited)
194813 Lead Soldiers as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
1947The Lost Moment as Vittorio
1947Where There's Life as King Hubertus II
1947That Hagen Girl as Corey (uncredited)
1947The Beast with Five Fingers as Ingram's Servant Antonio
1946The Man I Love as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
1946It's a Wonderful Life as Mr. Martini
1946Swamp Fire as Emile Ledoux
1946The Well Groomed Bride as Mr. Whortle
1945A Bell for Adano as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
1944Dangerous Passage as Capt. Saul
1944House of Frankenstein as Fejos (uncredited)
1944The Climax as Leon, Theatre Concierge
1944Till We Meet Again as Henri Maret
1944The Seventh Cross as Aldinger (uncredited)
1943Madame Curie as Cart Driver (uncredited)
1943For Whom the Bell Tolls as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
1943Background to Danger as Waiter with Information
1943Edge of Darkness as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
1943Assignment in Brittany as Plehec
1943Casablanca as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
1942Reunion in France as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1942The Black Swan as Town Crier (uncredited)
1942The Pied Piper as Frenchman
1942Berlin Correspondent as Hans Gruber
1942The Wife Takes a Flyer as Gustav
1941Paris Calling as Prof. Marceau
1941They Met in Bombay as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
1941A Very Young Lady as Abner (uncredited)
1941Knockout as Louis Grinnelli
1941Baby Blues as Mr. Gubitosi
1941Forbidden Passage as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
1941Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Proprietor Lucy's
1940You, the People as Louie, the Janitor
1940Girls Under 21 as Tony Mangione
1940The Mark of Zorro as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
1940Escape as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
1940Girl from Havana as Ricco, the bartender
1940Stranger on the Third Floor as Gardener (uncredited)
1940The Great McGinty as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
1940The Mortal Storm as Lehman
1940Earthbound as Chris
1940Strange Cargo as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
1940Know Your Money as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
1940He Married His Wife as Waiter
1940The Shop Around the Corner as Waiter (uncredited)
1939Everything Happens at Night as Hotel Clerk
1939Geronimo as Scout
1939The Rains Came as Mr. Das
1939Nurse Edith Cavell as Albert
1939Fixer Dugan as Smiley
1939Idiot's Delight as Dumptsy
1935Shadow of Doubt as Butler
1934Going Spanish as Gaucho