William Edmunds
Known For
Acting
Born
1885-01-01 in San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
Died
1981-12-07
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.
Most Known For
77 Sunset Strip
as Papa Puccini
Casablanca
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Martini
Ringside
as Professor Berger
Berlin Correspondent
as Hans Gruber
The Rains Came
as Mr. Das
Geronimo
as Scout
Double Dynamite
as Mr. Baganucci
Knockout
as Louis Grinnelli
The Black Swan
as Town Crier (uncredited)
The Pirate
as Town Clerk (uncredited)
The Shop Around the Corner
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Proprietor Lucy's
Madame Curie
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Escape
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
as Fejos (uncredited)
The Beast with Five Fingers
as Ingram's Servant Antonio
You, the People
as Louie, the Janitor
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)