Acting · San Fele, Basilicata, Italy · Born January 1, 1885
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.
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Papa Puccini
MovieThe Caddy
1953
as Caminello
MovieDouble Dynamite
1951
as Mr. Baganucci
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
MovieThe Lawless
1950
as Mr. Jensen
MovieMr. Soft Touch
1949
as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
MovieAny Number Can Play
1949
as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
MovieRingside
1949
as Professor Berger
MovieThe Big Sombrero
1949
as Don Luis Alvarado
MovieThe Three Musketeers
1948
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
MovieThe Pirate
1948
as Town Clerk (uncredited)
Movie13 Lead Soldiers
1948
as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
MovieWhere There's Life
1947
as King Hubertus II
MovieThe Lost Moment
1947
as Vittorio
MovieThat Hagen Girl
1947
as Corey (uncredited)
MovieThe Beast with Five Fingers
1947
as Ingram's Servant Antonio
MovieThe Man I Love
1946
as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Mr. Martini
MovieSwamp Fire
1946
as Emile Ledoux
MovieThe Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Mr. Whortle
MovieA Bell for Adano
1945
as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
MovieDangerous Passage
1944
as Capt. Saul
MovieHouse of Frankenstein
1944
as Fejos (uncredited)
MovieThe Conspirators
1944
as Blindman Vending Souvenirs (uncredited)
MovieThe Climax
1944
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
MovieTill We Meet Again
1944
as Henri Maret
MovieThe Seventh Cross
1944
as Aldinger (uncredited)
MovieMadame Curie
1943
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
MovieThere's Something About a Soldier
1943
MovieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
MovieBackground to Danger
1943
as Waiter with Information
MovieEdge of Darkness
1943
as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
MovieAssignment in Brittany
1943
as Plehec
MovieCasablanca
1943
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
MovieReunion in France
1942
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
MovieThe Black Swan
1942
as Town Crier (uncredited)
MovieThe Pied Piper
1942
as Frenchman
MovieBerlin Correspondent
1942
as Hans Gruber
MovieThe Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Gustav
MovieParis Calling
1941
as 'Professor', the bar owner
MovieThey Met in Bombay
1941
as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
MovieA Very Young Lady
1941
as Abner (uncredited)
MovieKnockout
1941
as Louis Grinnelli
MovieBaby Blues
1941
as Mr. Gubitosi
MovieForbidden Passage
1941
as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
MovieMr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Proprietor Lucy's
MovieYou, the People
1940
as Louie, the Janitor
MovieGirls Under 21
1940
as Tony Mangione
MovieThe Mark of Zorro
1940
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
MovieEscape
1940
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
MovieGirl from Havana
1940
as Ricco, the bartender
MovieStranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Gardener (uncredited)
MovieThe Great McGinty
1940
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
MovieThe Mortal Storm
1940
as Lehman
MovieEarthbound
1940
as Chris
MovieStrange Cargo
1940
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
MovieKnow Your Money
1940
as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
MovieHe Married His Wife
1940
as Waiter
MovieThe Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieEverything Happens at Night
1939
as Hotel Clerk
MovieGeronimo
1939
as Scout
MovieThe Rains Came
1939
as Mr. Das
MovieNurse Edith Cavell
1939
as Albert
MovieFixer Dugan
1939
as Smiley
MovieIdiot's Delight
1939
as Dumptsy
MovieShadow of Doubt
1935
as Butler
MovieGoing Spanish
1934
as Gaucho
