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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Filmography
all 65
Movies 63
TV Shows 2
Papa Puccini
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Caminello
The Caddy (1953)
Movie
Mr. Baganucci
Double Dynamite (1951)
Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Mr. Jensen
The Lawless (1950)
Movie
Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Movie
Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
Any Number Can Play (1949)
Movie
Prof. Berger
Ringside (1949)
Movie
Don Luis Alvarado
The Big Sombrero (1949)
Movie
Prager - Antique Dealer
13 Lead Soldiers (1948)
Movie
King Hubertus II
Where There's Life (1947)
Movie
Vittorio
The Lost Moment (1947)
Movie
Corey (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl (1947)
Movie
Ingram's Servant Antonio
The Beast with Five Fingers (1947)
Movie
4.25
Uncle Tony Toresca
The Man I Love (1946)
Movie
Mr. Martini
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Movie
5.45
Emile Ledoux
Swamp Fire (1946)
Movie
Mr. Whortle
The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
Movie
Tomasino - Fisherman
A Bell for Adano (1945)
Movie
Capt. Saul
Dangerous Passage (1944)
Movie
Fejos (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
Movie
5.35
Leon, Theatre Concierge
The Climax (1944)
Movie
Henri Maret
Till We Meet Again (1944)
Movie
Aldinger (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross (1944)
Movie
Cart Driver (uncredited)
Madame Curie (1943)
Movie
Soldier #1
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Movie
Waiter with Information
Background to Danger (1943)
Movie
Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Movie
Plehec
Assignment in Brittany (1943)
Movie
Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
Casablanca (1943)
Movie
6.75
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Reunion in France (1942)
Movie
Town Crier (uncredited)
The Black Swan (1942)
Movie
Frenchman
The Pied Piper (1942)
Movie
Hans Gruber
Berlin Correspondent (1942)
Movie
Gaucho
Bob's Busy Day (1942)
Movie
Gustav
The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
Movie
Prof. Marceau
Paris Calling (1941)
Movie
Hotel Barber (uncredited)
They Met in Bombay (1941)
Movie
Abner (uncredited)
A Very Young Lady (1941)
Movie
Joe Petillo
Barnacle Bill (1941)
Movie
Louis Grinnelli
Knockout (1941)
Movie
Mr. Gubitosi
Baby Blues (1941)
Movie
Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat
Forbidden Passage (1941)
Movie
Proprietor Lucy's
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Movie
Louie, the Janitor
You, the People (1940)
Movie
Tony Mangione
Girls Under 21 (1940)
Movie
Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Movie
White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Escape (1940)
Movie
Ricco, the bartender
Girl from Havana (1940)
Movie
Gardener (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Movie
Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
The Great McGinty (1940)
Movie
Lehman
The Mortal Storm (1940)
Movie
Chris
Earthbound (1940)
Movie
Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Strange Cargo (1940)
Movie
Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
Know Your Money (1940)
Movie
Waiter
He Married His Wife (1940)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Movie
2.25
Hotel Clerk
Everything Happens at Night (1939)
Movie
Scout
Geronimo (1939)
Movie
Mr. Das
The Rains Came (1939)
Movie
Albert
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
Movie
Smiley
Fixer Dugan (1939)
Movie
Dumptsy
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Movie
Butler
Shadow of Doubt (1935)
Movie
Gaucho
Going Spanish (1934)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.11
Based on 1.26 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1934
1940
1942
1941
1958
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1885-01-01
Deathday1981-12-07 (96 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Fele, Italy
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy, United States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Edmonds, Billy Edmunds, Bill Edmunds, Michele Frondino Pellegrino, Michael Fondonia Pellegrino, Michele F. Pellegrino, Michael F. Pellegrino, Michele Pellegrino, Michael Pellegrino, Michele Giuseppe Pellegrino
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