
William Edmunds
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1885-01-01
- Died
- 1981-12-07
- Place of birth
- San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
- Also known as
- William Edmonds · Billy Edmunds · Bill Edmunds · Michele Frondino Pellegrino · Michael Fondonia Pellegrino · Michele F. Pellegrino
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (64)

Casablanca
1943
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Mr. Martini

The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Waiter (uncredited)

The Pirate
1948
as Town Clerk (uncredited)

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers
1948
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)

The Black Swan
1942
as Town Crier (uncredited)

Madame Curie
1943
as Cart Driver (uncredited)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Proprietor Lucy's

The Great McGinty
1940
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

The Climax
1944
as Leon, Theatre Concierge

13 Lead Soldiers
1948
as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

The Mark of Zorro
1940
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)

House of Frankenstein
1944
as Fejos (uncredited)

Earthbound
1940
as Chris

Ringside
1949
as Professor Berger

The Lawless
1950
as Mr. Jensen

Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)

Strange Cargo
1940
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)

Double Dynamite
1951
as Mr. Baganucci

Geronimo
1939
as Scout

Reunion in France
1942
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Mortal Storm
1940
as Lehman

The Caddy
1953
as Caminello

Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Gardener (uncredited)

The Beast with Five Fingers
1947
as Ingram's Servant Antonio

Edge of Darkness
1943
as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

Paris Calling
1941
as 'Professor', the bar owner

The Rains Came
1939
as Mr. Das

A Bell for Adano
1945
as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)

Escape
1940
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)

Background to Danger
1943
as Waiter with Information

The Man I Love
1946
as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)

There's Something About a Soldier
1943

Idiot's Delight
1939
as Dumptsy

Knockout
1941
as Louis Grinnelli

Any Number Can Play
1949
as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)

The Seventh Cross
1944
as Aldinger (uncredited)

They Met in Bombay
1941
as Hotel Barber (uncredited)

Where There's Life
1947
as King Hubertus II

Assignment in Brittany
1943
as Plehec

That Hagen Girl
1947
as Corey (uncredited)

Till We Meet Again
1944
as Henri Maret

Berlin Correspondent
1942
as Hans Gruber

Dangerous Passage
1944
as Capt. Saul

You, the People
1940
as Louie, the Janitor

The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Gustav

Fixer Dugan
1939
as Smiley

The Pied Piper
1942
as Frenchman

The Lost Moment
1947
as Vittorio

Nurse Edith Cavell
1939
as Albert

Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Hotel Clerk

Baby Blues
1941
as Mr. Gubitosi

He Married His Wife
1940
as Waiter

The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Mr. Whortle

Swamp Fire
1946
as Emile Ledoux

Girl from Havana
1940
as Ricco, the bartender

Girls Under 21
1940
as Tony Mangione

Shadow of Doubt
1935
as Butler

Forbidden Passage
1941
as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

The Big Sombrero
1949
as Don Luis Alvarado

Know Your Money
1940
as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker

A Very Young Lady
1941
as Abner (uncredited)

Going Spanish
1934
as Gaucho
About William Edmunds
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. With 66 credits spanning from 1934 to 1958, William Edmunds has appeared in 64 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Edmunds Movies
- Casablanca (1943) — as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Mr. Martini
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — as Waiter (uncredited)
- The Pirate (1948) — as Town Clerk (uncredited)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) — as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
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