Actor

William Edmunds

Birthday: January 1, 1885

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

The Caddy (1953) as Caminello
Age: 68
Double Dynamite (1951) as Mr. Baganucci
Age: 66
The Lawless (1950) as Mr. Jensen
Age: 65
Mr. Soft Touch (1949) as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
Age: 64
Any Number Can Play (1949) as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
Age: 64
Ringside (1949) as Professor Berger
Age: 64
The Big Sombrero (1949) as Don Luis Alvarado
Age: 64
The Three Musketeers (1948) as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
Age: 63
The Pirate (1948) as Town Clerk (uncredited)
Age: 63
13 Lead Soldiers (1948) as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Age: 63
Where There's Life (1947) as King Hubertus II
Age: 62
The Lost Moment (1947) as Vittorio
Age: 62
That Hagen Girl (1947) as Corey (uncredited)
Age: 62
The Beast with Five Fingers (1947) as Ingram's Servant Antonio
Age: 62
The Man I Love (1946) as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
Age: 61
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Mr. Martini
Age: 61
Swamp Fire (1946) as Emile Ledoux
Age: 61
The Well Groomed Bride (1946) as Mr. Whortle
Age: 61
A Bell for Adano (1945) as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)
Age: 60
Dangerous Passage (1944) as Capt. Saul
Age: 59
House of Frankenstein (1944) as Fejos (uncredited)
Age: 59
The Climax (1944) as Leon, Theatre Concierge
Age: 59
Till We Meet Again (1944) as Henri Maret
Age: 59
The Seventh Cross (1944) as Aldinger (uncredited)
Age: 59
Madame Curie (1943) as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Age: 58
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Age: 58
Background to Danger (1943) as Waiter with Information
Age: 58
Edge of Darkness (1943) as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
Age: 58
Assignment in Brittany (1943) as Plehec
Age: 58
Casablanca (1943) as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
Age: 58
Reunion in France (1942) as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Age: 57
The Black Swan (1942) as Town Crier (uncredited)
Age: 57
The Pied Piper (1942) as Frenchman
Age: 57
Berlin Correspondent (1942) as Hans Gruber
Age: 57
The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942) as Gustav
Age: 57
Paris Calling (1941) as 'Professor', the bar owner
Age: 56
They Met in Bombay (1941) as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
Age: 56
A Very Young Lady (1941) as Abner (uncredited)
Age: 56
Knockout (1941) as Louis Grinnelli
Age: 56
Baby Blues (1941) as Mr. Gubitosi
Age: 56
Forbidden Passage (1941) as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
Age: 56
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) as Proprietor Lucy's
Age: 56
You, the People (1940) as Louie, the Janitor
Age: 55
Girls Under 21 (1940) as Tony Mangione
Age: 55
The Mark of Zorro (1940) as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
Age: 55
Escape (1940) as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Age: 55
Girl from Havana (1940) as Ricco, the bartender
Age: 55
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) as Gardener (uncredited)
Age: 55
The Great McGinty (1940) as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
Age: 55
The Mortal Storm (1940) as Lehman
Age: 55
Earthbound (1940) as Chris
Age: 55
Strange Cargo (1940) as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Age: 55
Know Your Money (1940) as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
Age: 55
He Married His Wife (1940) as Waiter
Age: 55
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as Waiter (uncredited)
Age: 55
Everything Happens at Night (1939) as Hotel Clerk
Age: 54
Geronimo (1939) as Scout
Age: 54
The Rains Came (1939) as Mr. Das
Age: 54
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) as Albert
Age: 54
Fixer Dugan (1939) as Smiley
Age: 54
Idiot's Delight (1939) as Dumptsy
Age: 54
Shadow of Doubt (1935) as Butler
Age: 50
Going Spanish (1934) as Gaucho
Age: 49