Person

William Edmunds

Acting · 1885–1981 · San Fele, Basilicata, Italy

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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  It's a Wonderful Life

  Mr. Martini

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  77 Sunset Strip

  Papa Puccini

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  Casablanca

  Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)

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  The Three Musketeers

  Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)

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  The Shop Around the Corner

  Waiter (uncredited)

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  For Whom the Bell Tolls

  Soldier #1 (uncredited)

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  Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  1951

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  Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  Proprietor Lucy's

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  The Black Swan

  Town Crier (uncredited)

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  The Pirate

  Town Clerk (uncredited)

• 195877 Sunset StripPapa Puccini
• 1953The CaddyCaminello
• 1951Double DynamiteMr. Baganucci
• 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
• 1950The LawlessMr. Jensen
• 1949Mr. Soft TouchAlex, Janitor (Uncredited)
• 1949Any Number Can PlayMen's Room Attendant (uncredited)
• 1949RingsideProfessor Berger
• 1949The Big SombreroDon Luis Alvarado
• 1948The Three MusketeersInnkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
• 1948The PirateTown Clerk (uncredited)
• 194813 Lead SoldiersPrager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
• 1947Where There's LifeKing Hubertus II
• 1947The Lost MomentVittorio
• 1947That Hagen GirlCorey (uncredited)
• 1947The Beast with Five FingersIngram's Servant Antonio
• 1946The Man I LoveUncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
• 1946It's a Wonderful LifeMr. Martini
• 1946Swamp FireEmile Ledoux
• 1946The Well Groomed BrideMr. Whortle
• 1945A Bell for AdanoTomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
• 1944Dangerous PassageCapt. Saul
• 1944House of FrankensteinFejos (uncredited)
• 1944The ConspiratorsBlindman Vending Souvenirs (uncredited)
• 1944The ClimaxLeon, Theatre Concierge
• 1944Till We Meet AgainHenri Maret
• 1944The Seventh CrossAldinger (uncredited)
• 1943Madame CurieCart Driver (uncredited)
• 1943There's Something About a Soldier
• 1943For Whom the Bell TollsSoldier #1 (uncredited)
• 1943Background to DangerWaiter with Information
• 1943Edge of DarknessElderly Sailor (uncredited)
• 1943Assignment in BrittanyPlehec
• 1943CasablancaSecond Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
• 1942Reunion in FranceTaxicab Driver (uncredited)
• 1942The Black SwanTown Crier (uncredited)
• 1942The Pied PiperFrenchman
• 1942Berlin CorrespondentHans Gruber
• 1942The Wife Takes a FlyerGustav
• 1941Paris Calling'Professor', the bar owner
• 1941They Met in BombayHotel Barber (uncredited)
• 1941A Very Young LadyAbner (uncredited)
• 1941KnockoutLouis Grinnelli
• 1941Baby BluesMr. Gubitosi
• 1941Forbidden PassageIllegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
• 1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithProprietor Lucy's
• 1940You, the PeopleLouie, the Janitor
• 1940Girls Under 21Tony Mangione
• 1940The Mark of ZorroPeón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
• 1940EscapeWhite Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
• 1940Girl from HavanaRicco, the bartender
• 1940Stranger on the Third FloorGardener (uncredited)
• 1940The Great McGintyProfessor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
• 1940The Mortal StormLehman
• 1940EarthboundChris
• 1940Strange CargoDock Watchman (uncredited)
• 1940Know Your MoneySamuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
• 1940He Married His WifeWaiter
• 1940The Shop Around the CornerWaiter (uncredited)
• 1939Everything Happens at NightHotel Clerk
• 1939GeronimoScout
• 1939The Rains CameMr. Das
• 1939Nurse Edith CavellAlbert
• 1939Fixer DuganSmiley
• 1939Idiot's DelightDumptsy
• 1935Shadow of DoubtButler
• 1934Going SpanishGaucho