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