William Edmunds
Actor
Born January 1, 1885 in 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
77 Sunset Strip
Papa Puccini
The Caddy
Caminello
Double Dynamite
Mr. Baganucci
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Lawless
Mr. Jensen
Mr. Soft Touch
Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
Any Number Can Play
Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
Ringside
Professor Berger
The Big Sombrero
Don Luis Alvarado
The Three Musketeers
Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
The Pirate
Town Clerk (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers
Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Where There's Life
King Hubertus II
The Lost Moment
Vittorio
That Hagen Girl
Corey (uncredited)
The Beast with Five Fingers
Ingram's Servant Antonio
The Man I Love
Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Martini
Swamp Fire
Emile Ledoux
The Well Groomed Bride
Mr. Whortle
A Bell for Adano
Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
Capt. Saul
House of Frankenstein
Fejos (uncredited)
The Climax
Leon, Theatre Concierge
Till We Meet Again
Henri Maret
The Seventh Cross
Aldinger (uncredited)
Madame Curie
Cart Driver (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Background to Danger
Waiter with Information
Edge of Darkness
Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
Assignment in Brittany
Plehec
Casablanca
Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
Reunion in France
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Black Swan
Town Crier (uncredited)
The Pied Piper
Frenchman
Berlin Correspondent
Hans Gruber
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Gustav
Paris Calling
'Professor', the bar owner
They Met in Bombay
Hotel Barber (uncredited)
A Very Young Lady
Abner (uncredited)
Knockout
Louis Grinnelli
Baby Blues
Mr. Gubitosi
Forbidden Passage
Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Proprietor Lucy's
You, the People
Louie, the Janitor
Girls Under 21
Tony Mangione
The Mark of Zorro
Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
Escape
White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Girl from Havana
Ricco, the bartender
Stranger on the Third Floor
Gardener (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
Lehman
Earthbound
Chris
Strange Cargo
Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Know Your Money
Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
He Married His Wife
Waiter
The Shop Around the Corner
Waiter (uncredited)
Everything Happens at Night
Hotel Clerk
Geronimo
Scout
The Rains Came
Mr. Das
Nurse Edith Cavell
Albert
Fixer Dugan
Smiley
Idiot's Delight
Dumptsy
Shadow of Doubt
Butler
Going Spanish
Gaucho