William Edmunds

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 1, 1885

died

December 7, 1981

place of birth

San Fele, Basilicata, Italy

also known as

William Edmonds · Billy Edmunds · Bill Edmunds · Michele Frondino Pellegrino

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

1946as Mr. Martini
Casablanca
8.1

Casablanca

1943as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
The Man I Love
6.1

The Man I Love

1946as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
The Black Swan
6.5

The Black Swan

1942as Town Crier (uncredited)
The Shop Around the Corner
8.1

The Shop Around the Corner

1940as Waiter (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
6.8

The Three Musketeers

1948as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro
7.1

The Mark of Zorro

1940as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
The Caddy
6.4

The Caddy

1953as Caminello
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.5

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
The Pirate
6.5

The Pirate

1948as Town Clerk (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
7.3

The Mortal Storm

1940as Lehman
The Great McGinty
7.0

The Great McGinty

1940as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
Madame Curie
7.2

Madame Curie

1943as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Reunion in France
6.4

Reunion in France

1942as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Any Number Can Play
6.9

Any Number Can Play

1949as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
6.5

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940as Gardener (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
6.0

House of Frankenstein

1944as Fejos (uncredited)
The Pied Piper
6.9

The Pied Piper

1942as Frenchman
The Seventh Cross
6.8

The Seventh Cross

1944as Aldinger (uncredited)
The Climax
5.5

The Climax

1944as Leon, Theatre Concierge
Strange Cargo
7.0

Strange Cargo

1940as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
6.2

Edge of Darkness

1943as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
Paris Calling
6.0

Paris Calling

1941as 'Professor', the bar owner
The Rains Came
6.0

The Rains Came

1939as Mr. Das
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.0

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941as Proprietor Lucy's
The Lawless
5.9

The Lawless

1950as Mr. Jensen
Escape
7.5

Escape

1940as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers
6.2

13 Lead Soldiers

1948as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Nurse Edith Cavell
6.6

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939as Albert
Idiot's Delight
6.1

Idiot's Delight

1939as Dumptsy
The Beast with Five Fingers
6.4

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947as Ingram's Servant Antonio
A Bell for Adano
6.0

A Bell for Adano

1945as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
6.8

Mr. Soft Touch

1949as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
Background to Danger
6.7

Background to Danger

1943as Waiter with Information
They Met in Bombay
7.3

They Met in Bombay

1941as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
Geronimo
5.3

Geronimo

1939as Scout
Swamp Fire
5.6

Swamp Fire

1946as Emile Ledoux
Till We Meet Again
7.0

Till We Meet Again

1944as Henri Maret
Ringside
5.0

Ringside

1949as Professor Berger
The Lost Moment
6.2

The Lost Moment

1947as Vittorio
That Hagen Girl
5.3

That Hagen Girl

1947as Corey (uncredited)
Where There's Life
6.4

Where There's Life

1947as King Hubertus II
You, the People
6.2

You, the People

1940as Louie, the Janitor
Knockout
5.1

Knockout

1941as Louis Grinnelli
The Wife Takes a Flyer
5.2

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942as Gustav
Double Dynamite
6.5

Double Dynamite

1951as Mr. Baganucci
Dangerous Passage
5.0

Dangerous Passage

1944as Capt. Saul
He Married His Wife
5.6

He Married His Wife

1940as Waiter
Forbidden Passage
6.4

Forbidden Passage

1941as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
Everything Happens at Night
5.3

Everything Happens at Night

1939as Hotel Clerk