William Edmunds
Acting1885San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
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)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Proprietor Lucy's
The Mark of Zorro
Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Soldier #1 (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
Fejos (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
Acting History
1959
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Papa Puccini• 1 eps
1953
The Caddy
as Caminello
1951
It's Only Money
as Mr. Baganucci
1950
The Lawless
as Mr. Jensen
1949
The Big Sombrero
as Don Luis Alvarado
Mr. Soft Touch
as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
Ringside
as Professor Berger
Any Number Can Play
as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
1948
The Three Musketeers
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
The Pirate
as Town Clerk (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers
as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
1947
Where There's Life
as King Hubertus II
The Lost Moment
as Vittorio
That Hagen Girl
as Corey (uncredited)
The Beast with Five Fingers
as Ingram's Servant Antonio
1946
The Man I Love
as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride
as Mr. Whortle
Swamp Fire
as Emile Ledoux
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Martini
1945
A Bell for Adano
as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
1944
House of Frankenstein
as Fejos (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross
as Aldinger (uncredited)
The Climax
as Leon, Theatre Concierge
Till We Meet Again
as Henri Maret
Dangerous Passage
as Capt. Saul
1943
Madame Curie
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
Casablanca
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
Assignment in Brittany
as Plehec
Background to Danger
as Waiter with Information
1942
The Black Swan
as Town Crier (uncredited)
Berlin Correspondent
as Hans Gruber
Reunion in France
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Pied Piper
as Frenchman
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Gustav
1941
Baby Blues
as Mr. Gubitosi
Forbidden Passage
as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Proprietor Lucy's
Paris Calling
as 'Professor', the bar owner
They Met in Bombay
as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
Knockout
as Louis Grinnelli
A Very Young Lady
as Abner (uncredited)
1940
Strange Cargo
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
The Shop Around the Corner
as Waiter (uncredited)
Know Your Money
as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
The Great McGinty
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
Escape
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Earthbound
as Chris
Girls Under 21
as Tony Mangione
The Mark of Zorro
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
You, the People
as Louie, the Janitor
He Married His Wife
as Waiter
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Gardener (uncredited)
Girl from Havana
as Ricco, the bartender
The Mortal Storm
as Lehman
1939
Idiot's Delight
as Dumptsy
The Rains Came
as Mr. Das
Fixer Dugan
as Smiley
Everything Happens at Night
as Hotel Clerk
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Albert
Geronimo
as Scout
1935
Shadow of Doubt
as Butler
1934
Going Spanish
as Gaucho