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.

Known For

77 Sunset Strip

It's a Wonderful Life

Casablanca

The Black Swan

The Shop Around the Corner

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Three Musketeers

The Man I Love

All Movies (64)

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

All TV Shows (2)

• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Papa Puccini
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951