
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
Casablanca
Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Martini
The Shop Around the Corner
Waiter (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro
Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Soldier #1 (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
Lehman
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Proprietor Lucy's
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Filmography
Acting (65)
Movies (63)
The Caddy
1953as Caminello
Double Dynamite
1951as Mr. Baganucci
The Lawless
1950as Mr. Jensen
Ringside
1949as Professor Berger
Mr. Soft Touch
1949as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
The Big Sombrero
1949as Don Luis Alvarado
Any Number Can Play
1949as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
The Pirate
1948as Town Clerk (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers
1948as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
The Lost Moment
1947as Vittorio
Where There's Life
1947as King Hubertus II
That Hagen Girl
1947as Corey (uncredited)
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947as Ingram's Servant Antonio
It's a Wonderful Life
1946as Mr. Martini
The Man I Love
1946as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
Swamp Fire
1946as Emile Ledoux
The Well Groomed Bride
1946as Mr. Whortle
House of Frankenstein
1945as Fejos (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano
1945as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
Till We Meet Again
1944as Henri Maret
The Seventh Cross
1944as Aldinger (uncredited)
The Climax
1944as Leon, Theatre Concierge
Dangerous Passage
1944as Capt. Saul
Edge of Darkness
1943as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Casablanca
1943as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
Madame Curie
1943as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Assignment in Brittany
1943as Plehec
Background to Danger
1943as Waiter with Information
Berlin Correspondent
1942as Hans Gruber
The Black Swan
1942as Town Crier (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Pied Piper
1942as Frenchman
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942as Gustav
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941as Proprietor Lucy's
Baby Blues
1941as Mr. Gubitosi
Knockout
1941as Louis Grinnelli
A Very Young Lady
1941as Abner (uncredited)
Paris Calling
1941as 'Professor', the bar owner
Forbidden Passage
1941as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
They Met in Bombay
1941as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
Know Your Money
1940as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
The Shop Around the Corner
1940as Waiter (uncredited)
Escape
1940as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940as Gardener (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
1940as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro
1940as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
He Married His Wife
1940as Waiter
You, the People
1940as Louie, the Janitor
Girl from Havana
1940as Ricco, the bartender
The Mortal Storm
1940as Lehman
Strange Cargo
1940as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Girls Under 21
1940as Tony Mangione
Earthbound
1940as Chris
Idiot's Delight
1939as Dumptsy
The Rains Came
1939as Mr. Das
Geronimo
1939as Scout
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939as Albert
Fixer Dugan
1939as Smiley
Everything Happens at Night
1939as Hotel Clerk
Shadow of Doubt
1935as Butler
Going Spanish
1934as Gaucho
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