William Edmunds

Jan 01, 1885 - Dec 07, 1981 (96 years old) 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.

Known For

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77 Sunset Strip

Papa Puccini

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It's a Wonderful Life

Mr. Martini

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Casablanca

Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)

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Forbidden Passage

Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

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The Lost Moment

Vittorio

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Madame Curie

Cart Driver (uncredited)

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Know Your Money

Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker

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The Lawless

Mr. Jensen

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The Pirate

Town Clerk (uncredited)

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Fixer Dugan

Smiley

Credits

77 Sunset Strip 1958

Papa Puccini

★ 6.7
The Caddy 1953

Caminello

★ 6.4
Double Dynamite 1951

Mr. Baganucci

★ 6.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951

★ 7.2
The Lawless 1950

Mr. Jensen

★ 5.8
Mr. Soft Touch 1949

Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)

★ 6.8
Any Number Can Play 1949

Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Ringside 1949

Professor Berger

★ 4.2
The Big Sombrero 1949

Don Luis Alvarado

★ 5
The Three Musketeers 1948

Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)

★ 6.7
The Pirate 1948

Town Clerk (uncredited)

★ 6.4
13 Lead Soldiers 1948

Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

★ 6
Where There's Life 1947

King Hubertus II

★ 5.8
The Lost Moment 1947

Vittorio

★ 6.1
That Hagen Girl 1947

Corey (uncredited)

★ 4.8
The Beast with Five Fingers 1947

Ingram's Servant Antonio

★ 6.3
The Man I Love 1946

Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)

★ 6.1
It's a Wonderful Life 1946

Mr. Martini

★ 8.3
Swamp Fire 1946

Emile Ledoux

★ 5.2
The Well Groomed Bride 1946

Mr. Whortle

★ 4
A Bell for Adano 1945

Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Dangerous Passage 1944

Capt. Saul

★ 4.4
House of Frankenstein 1944

Fejos (uncredited)

★ 6
The Climax 1944

Leon, Theatre Concierge

★ 5.5
Till We Meet Again 1944

Henri Maret

★ 6
The Seventh Cross 1944

Aldinger (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Madame Curie 1943

Cart Driver (uncredited)

★ 7.2
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943

Soldier #1 (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Background to Danger 1943

Waiter with Information

★ 6.6
Edge of Darkness 1943

Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Assignment in Brittany 1943

Plehec

★ 6.6
Casablanca 1943

Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)

★ 8.1
Reunion in France 1942

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

★ 6.4
The Black Swan 1942

Town Crier (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Pied Piper 1942

Frenchman

★ 6.8
Berlin Correspondent 1942

Hans Gruber

★ 5.9
The Wife Takes a Flyer 1942

Gustav

★ 4.5
Paris Calling 1941

'Professor', the bar owner

★ 5.4
They Met in Bombay 1941

Hotel Barber (uncredited)

★ 7.3
A Very Young Lady 1941

Abner (uncredited)

★ 1
Knockout 1941

Louis Grinnelli

★ 4.4
Baby Blues 1941

Mr. Gubitosi

★ 6
Forbidden Passage 1941

Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941

Proprietor Lucy's

★ 6
You, the People 1940

Louie, the Janitor

★ 5.8
Girls Under 21 1940

Tony Mangione

★ 4
The Mark of Zorro 1940

Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Escape 1940

White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Girl from Havana 1940

Ricco, the bartender

★ 5
Stranger on the Third Floor 1940

Gardener (uncredited)

★ 6.4
The Great McGinty 1940

Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

★ 6.9
The Mortal Storm 1940

Lehman

★ 7.3
Earthbound 1940

Chris

★ 4
Strange Cargo 1940

Dock Watchman (uncredited)

★ 7
Know Your Money 1940

Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker

★ 9
He Married His Wife 1940

Waiter

★ 5.1
The Shop Around the Corner 1940

Waiter (uncredited)

★ 8.1
Everything Happens at Night 1939

Hotel Clerk

★ 4.1
Geronimo 1939

Scout

★ 4.6
The Rains Came 1939

Mr. Das

★ 5.8
Nurse Edith Cavell 1939

Albert

★ 6.4
Fixer Dugan 1939

Smiley

★ 6.5
Idiot's Delight 1939

Dumptsy

★ 6.1
Shadow of Doubt 1935

Butler

★ 6.2
Going Spanish 1934

Gaucho

★ 5.8