Biography and filmography

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.

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Movies (66)

The Caddy

The Caddy

1953 · Caminello

Double Dynamite

Double Dynamite

1951 · Mr. Baganucci

The Lawless

The Lawless

1950 · Mr. Jensen

Mr. Soft Touch

Mr. Soft Touch

1949 · Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)

Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

1949 · Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)

Ringside

Ringside

1949 · Professor Berger

The Big Sombrero

The Big Sombrero

1949 · Don Luis Alvarado

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948 · Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)

The Pirate

The Pirate

1948 · Town Clerk (uncredited)

13 Lead Soldiers

13 Lead Soldiers

1948 · Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

Where There's Life

Where There's Life

1947 · King Hubertus II

The Lost Moment

The Lost Moment

1947 · Vittorio

That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl

1947 · Corey (uncredited)

High Conquest

High Conquest

1947 · Train Conductor (uncredited)

The Beast with Five Fingers

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947 · Antonio

The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1946 · Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Mr. Martini

Swamp Fire

Swamp Fire

1946 · Emile Ledoux

The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

1946 · Mr. Whortle

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1945 · Tomasino (uncredited)

Dangerous Passage

Dangerous Passage

1944 · Capt. Saul

House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

1944 · Fejos (uncredited)

The Conspirators

The Conspirators

1944 · Blindman Vending Souvenirs (uncredited)

The Climax

The Climax

1944 · Leon, Theatre Concierge

Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1944 · Henri Maret

The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

1944 · Aldinger (uncredited)

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943 · Cart Driver (uncredited)

There's Something About a Soldier

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943 · Soldier #1 (uncredited)

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

1943 · Waiter with Information (uncredited)

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

1943 · Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

Assignment in Brittany

Assignment in Brittany

1943 · Plehec

Casablanca

Casablanca

1943 · Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)

Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942 · Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

1942 · Town Crier (uncredited)

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1942 · Frenchman

Berlin Correspondent

Berlin Correspondent

1942 · Hans Gruber

The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942 · Gustav

Paris Calling

Paris Calling

1941 · Professor Marceau

They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay

1941 · Hotel Barber (uncredited)

A Very Young Lady

A Very Young Lady

1941 · Abner (uncredited)

Knockout

Knockout

1941 · Louis Grinnelli

Baby Blues

Baby Blues

1941 · Mr. Gubitosi

Forbidden Passage

Forbidden Passage

1941 · Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941 · Proprietor Lucy's

You, the People

You, the People

1940 · Louie, the Janitor

Girls Under 21

Girls Under 21

1940 · Tony Mangione

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

1940 · Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)

Escape

Escape

1940 · White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)

Girl from Havana

Girl from Havana

1940 · Ricco, the bartender

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940 · Gardener (uncredited)

The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty

1940 · Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm

1940 · Lehman

Earthbound

Earthbound

1940 · Chris

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

1940 · Dock Watchman (uncredited)

Know Your Money

Know Your Money

1940 · Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

1940 · Waiter

The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

1940 · Waiter (uncredited)

Everything Happens at Night

Everything Happens at Night

1939 · Hotel Clerk

Geronimo

Geronimo

1939 · Scout

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939 · Mr. Das

Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939 · Albert

Fixer Dugan

Fixer Dugan

1939 · Smiley

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939 · Dumptsy

Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt

1935 · Butler

Going Spanish

Going Spanish

1934 · Gaucho

TV shows (2)