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William Edmunds

Acting 96 (deceased) years old San Fele, Basilicata, Italy ★ 0.4
Born: January 1, 1885
Died: December 7, 1981

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.

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Known For

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life Mr. Martini 1946
Casablanca
Casablanca Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited) 1943
The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner Waiter (uncredited) 1940
The Pirate
The Pirate Town Clerk (uncredited) 1948
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls Soldier #1 (uncredited) 1943

Filmography

Acting Credits (66)

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip Papa Puccini 1958
The Caddy
The Caddy Caminello 1953
Double Dynamite
Double Dynamite Mr. Baganucci 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951
The Lawless
The Lawless Mr. Jensen 1950
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch Alex, Janitor (Uncredited) 1949
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play Men's Room Attendant (uncredited) 1949
Ringside
Ringside Professor Berger 1949
The Big Sombrero
The Big Sombrero Don Luis Alvarado 1949
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited) 1948
The Pirate
The Pirate Town Clerk (uncredited) 1948
13 Lead Soldiers
13 Lead Soldiers Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited) 1948
Where There's Life
Where There's Life King Hubertus II 1947
The Lost Moment
The Lost Moment Vittorio 1947
That Hagen Girl
That Hagen Girl Corey (uncredited) 1947
The Beast with Five Fingers
The Beast with Five Fingers Ingram's Servant Antonio 1947
The Man I Love
The Man I Love Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited) 1946
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life Mr. Martini 1946
Swamp Fire
Swamp Fire Emile Ledoux 1946
The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride Mr. Whortle 1946
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited) 1945
Dangerous Passage
Dangerous Passage Capt. Saul 1944
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein Fejos (uncredited) 1944
The Climax
The Climax Leon, Theatre Concierge 1944
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again Henri Maret 1944
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross Aldinger (uncredited) 1944
Madame Curie
Madame Curie Cart Driver (uncredited) 1943
There's Something About a Soldier
There's Something About a Soldier 1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls Soldier #1 (uncredited) 1943
Background to Danger
Background to Danger Waiter with Information 1943
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness Elderly Sailor (uncredited) 1943
Assignment in Brittany
Assignment in Brittany Plehec 1943
Casablanca
Casablanca Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited) 1943
Reunion in France
Reunion in France Taxicab Driver (uncredited) 1942
The Black Swan
The Black Swan Town Crier (uncredited) 1942
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper Frenchman 1942
Berlin Correspondent
Berlin Correspondent Hans Gruber 1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer Gustav 1942
Paris Calling
Paris Calling 'Professor', the bar owner 1941
They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay Hotel Barber (uncredited) 1941
A Very Young Lady
A Very Young Lady Abner (uncredited) 1941
Knockout
Knockout Louis Grinnelli 1941
Baby Blues
Baby Blues Mr. Gubitosi 1941
Forbidden Passage
Forbidden Passage Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited) 1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Proprietor Lucy's 1941
You, the People
You, the People Louie, the Janitor 1940
Girls Under 21
Girls Under 21 Tony Mangione 1940
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited) 1940
Escape
Escape White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited) 1940
Girl from Havana
Girl from Havana Ricco, the bartender 1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor Gardener (uncredited) 1940
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited) 1940
The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm Lehman 1940
Earthbound
Earthbound Chris 1940
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo Dock Watchman (uncredited) 1940
Know Your Money
Know Your Money Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker 1940
He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife Waiter 1940
The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner Waiter (uncredited) 1940
Everything Happens at Night
Everything Happens at Night Hotel Clerk 1939
Geronimo
Geronimo Scout 1939
The Rains Came
The Rains Came Mr. Das 1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell Albert 1939
Fixer Dugan
Fixer Dugan Smiley 1939
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight Dumptsy 1939
Shadow of Doubt
Shadow of Doubt Butler 1935
Going Spanish
Going Spanish Gaucho 1934

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