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William Edmunds
Born
1 January 1885
Died
7 December 1981
Place
San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
Acting

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.

As actor

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)
The Big Sombrero

The Big Sombrero

1949 · Don Luis Alvarado
Ringside

Ringside

1949 · Professor Berger
The Pirate

The Pirate

1948 · Town Clerk (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948 · Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers

13 Lead Soldiers

1948 · Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
The Beast with Five Fingers

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947 · Ingram's Servant Antonio
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)
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Mr. Martini
The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1946 · Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
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 - Fisherman (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

1944 · Aldinger (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

1944 · Fejos (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage

Dangerous Passage

1944 · Capt. Saul
The Climax

The Climax

1944 · Leon, Theatre Concierge
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1944 · Henri Maret
Assignment in Brittany

Assignment in Brittany

1943 · Plehec
Casablanca

Casablanca

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

Background to Danger

1943 · Waiter with Information
Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

1943 · Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943 · Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943 · Cart Driver (uncredited)