William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Birthday: 1885-01-01
Deathday: 1981-12-07
Place of birth: San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
Also know as: William Edmonds

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.

Filmography

The Mortal Storm

1940

As Lehman

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

As Mr. Martini

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

As Proprietor Lucy's

The Man I Love

1946

As Uncle Tony Toresca

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947

As Ingram's Servant Antonio

The Caddy

1953

As Caminello

Where There's Life

1947

As King Hubertus II

Strange Cargo

1940

As Dock Watchman (uncredited)

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

As Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)

The Lost Moment

1947

As Vittorio

Girls Under 21

1940

As Tony Mangione

The Big Sombrero

1949

As Don Luis Alvarado

Knockout

1941

As Louis Grinnelli

He Married His Wife

1940

As Waiter

Shadow of Doubt

1935

As Butler

Assignment in Brittany

1943

As Plehec

That Hagen Girl

1947

As Corey (uncredited)

Casablanca

1943

As Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

As Albert

Idiot's Delight

1939

As Dumptsy

The Rains Came

1939

As Mr. Das

Everything Happens at Night

1939

As Hotel Clerk

You, the People

1940

As Louie, the Janitor

House of Frankenstein

1944

As Fejos (uncredited)

Fixer Dugan

1939

As Smiley

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)

Geronimo

1939

As Scout

Swamp Fire

1946

As Emile Ledoux

Know Your Money

1940

As Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker

Earthbound

1940

As Chris

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

As Gustav

Going Spanish

1934

As Gaucho

Ringside

1949

As Professor Berger

Paris Calling

1941

As Prof. Marceau

The Well Groomed Bride

1946

As Mr. Whortle

They Met in Bombay

1941

As Hotel Barber (uncredited)

Background to Danger

1943

As Waiter with Information

Edge of Darkness

1943

As Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943

As Soldier #1

Madame Curie

1943

As Cart Driver (uncredited)

A Bell for Adano

1945

As Tomasino - Fisherman

A Very Young Lady

1941

As Abner (uncredited)

Dangerous Passage

1944

As Capt. Saul

Reunion in France

1942

As Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Climax

1944

As Leon, Theatre Concierge

Girl from Havana

1940

As Ricco, the bartender

Till We Meet Again

1944

As Henri Maret

Double Dynamite

1951

As Mr. Baganucci

The Black Swan

1942

As Town Crier (uncredited)

13 Lead Soldiers

1948

As Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

Berlin Correspondent

1942

As Hans Gruber

The Pied Piper

1942

As Frenchman

Forbidden Passage

1941

As Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

Any Number Can Play

1949

As Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)

The Seventh Cross

1944

As Aldinger (uncredited)

The Lawless

1950

As Mr. Jensen