William Edmunds

Acting

William Edmunds

Born 1 January 1885 · San Fele, Basilicata, Italy · Died 7 December 1981 at 96

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

Highlights

It's a Wonderful Life1946 · Film · Mr. Martini
Casablanca1943 · Film · Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
The Shop Around the Corner1940 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro1940 · Film · Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls1943 · Film · Soldier #1 (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers1948 · Film · Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

65 films

The Caddy1953 · Film · Caminello
Double Dynamite1951 · Film · Mr. Baganucci
The Lawless1950 · Film · Mr. Jensen
Mr. Soft Touch1949 · Film · Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
Any Number Can Play1949 · Film · Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
Ringside1949 · Film · Professor Berger
The Big Sombrero1949 · Film · Don Luis Alvarado
The Three Musketeers1948 · Film · Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
The Pirate1948 · Film · Town Clerk (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers1948 · Film · Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Where There's Life1947 · Film · King Hubertus II
The Lost Moment1947 · Film · Vittorio
That Hagen Girl1947 · Film · Corey (uncredited)
The Beast with Five Fingers1947 · Film · Ingram's Servant Antonio
The Man I Love1946 · Film · Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life1946 · Film · Mr. Martini
Swamp Fire1946 · Film · Emile Ledoux
The Well Groomed Bride1946 · Film · Mr. Whortle
A Bell for Adano1945 · Film · Tomasino (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage1944 · Film · Capt. Saul
House of Frankenstein1944 · Film · Fejos (uncredited)
The Conspirators1944 · Film · Blindman Vending Souvenirs (uncredited)
The Climax1944 · Film · Leon, Theatre Concierge
Till We Meet Again1944 · Film · Henri Maret
The Seventh Cross1944 · Film · Aldinger (uncredited)
Madame Curie1943 · Film · Cart Driver (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier1943 · Film
For Whom the Bell Tolls1943 · Film · Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Background to Danger1943 · Film · Waiter with Information (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness1943 · Film · Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
Assignment in Brittany1943 · Film · Plehec
Casablanca1943 · Film · Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
Reunion in France1942 · Film · Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Black Swan1942 · Film · Town Crier (uncredited)
The Pied Piper1942 · Film · Frenchman
Berlin Correspondent1942 · Film · Hans Gruber
The Wife Takes a Flyer1942 · Film · Gustav
Paris Calling1941 · Film · Professor Marceau
They Met in Bombay1941 · Film · Hotel Barber (uncredited)
A Very Young Lady1941 · Film · Abner (uncredited)
Knockout1941 · Film · Louis Grinnelli
Baby Blues1941 · Film · Mr. Gubitosi
Forbidden Passage1941 · Film · Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith1941 · Film · Proprietor Lucy's
You, the People1940 · Film · Louie, the Janitor
Girls Under 211940 · Film · Tony Mangione
The Mark of Zorro1940 · Film · Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
Escape1940 · Film · White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Girl from Havana1940 · Film · Ricco, the bartender
Stranger on the Third Floor1940 · Film · Gardener (uncredited)
The Great McGinty1940 · Film · Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm1940 · Film · Lehman
Earthbound1940 · Film · Chris
Strange Cargo1940 · Film · Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Know Your Money1940 · Film · Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
He Married His Wife1940 · Film · Waiter
The Shop Around the Corner1940 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Everything Happens at Night1939 · Film · Hotel Clerk
Geronimo1939 · Film · Scout
The Rains Came1939 · Film · Mr. Das
Nurse Edith Cavell1939 · Film · Albert
Fixer Dugan1939 · Film · Smiley
Idiot's Delight1939 · Film · Dumptsy
Shadow of Doubt1935 · Film · Butler
Going Spanish1934 · Film · Gaucho

Filmography

Series

2 shows

77 Sunset Strip1958 · Series · Papa Puccini
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series