William Edmunds

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
January 1, 1885 (96 years old)
Died
December 7, 1981
Place of Birth
San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Adventure
Career Span
1934 – 1953

William Edmunds

3 wins
38 nominations
3 Oscars
63 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Jan 1, 1885
From
San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
Known For
Acting
Career
1934 – 1953

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Mr. Martini
Casablanca
Casablanca
1943
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
1942
as Town Crier (uncredited)
The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Waiter (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
Dangerous Passage
1944
as Capt. Saul
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Proprietor Lucy's
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Fejos (uncredited)
The Pirate
The Pirate
1948
as Town Clerk (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
1940
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Lehman

Frequent Collaborators

James Stewart
James Stewart
2 shared projects
in "The Shop Around the Corner"
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Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
2 shared projects
in "The Black Swan"
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Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
2 shared projects
in "The Shop Around the Corner"
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Bryn Davis
2 shared projects
in "The Black Swan"
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Charles Halton
Charles Halton
2 shared projects
in "The Shop Around the Corner"
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Arthur Stuart Hull
Arthur Stuart Hull
2 shared projects
in "Casablanca"
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Constantine Romanoff
Constantine Romanoff
2 shared projects
in "The Black Swan"
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Finn Zirzow
2 shared projects
in "Casablanca"
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Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
2 shared projects
in "The Black Swan"
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Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt
2 shared projects
in "Dangerous Passage"
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Donna Reed
Donna Reed
1 shared project
in "It's a Wonderful Life"
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Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
1 shared project
in "It's a Wonderful Life"
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Award Recognition

3
Wins
38
Nominations
3
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1953

The Caddy as Caminello Award

1951

Double Dynamite as Mr. Baganucci

1950

The Lawless as Mr. Jensen

1949

Any Number Can Play as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch as Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
Ringside as Professor Berger
The Big Sombrero as Don Luis Alvarado

1948

The Three Musketeers as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited) Award
The Pirate as Town Clerk (uncredited) Award
13 Lead Soldiers as Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

1947

The Beast with Five Fingers as Ingram's Servant Antonio
That Hagen Girl as Corey (uncredited)
Where There's Life as King Hubertus II
The Lost Moment as Vittorio

1946

It's a Wonderful Life as Mr. Martini Award
The Man I Love as Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)
Swamp Fire as Emile Ledoux
The Well Groomed Bride as Mr. Whortle

1945

A Bell for Adano as Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)

1944

Dangerous Passage as Capt. Saul Award
House of Frankenstein as Fejos (uncredited) Award
The Seventh Cross as Aldinger (uncredited) Award
The Climax as Leon, Theatre Concierge
Till We Meet Again as Henri Maret

1943

Casablanca as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls as Soldier #1 (uncredited) Award
Madame Curie as Cart Driver (uncredited) Award
Background to Danger as Waiter with Information Award
Edge of Darkness as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)
Assignment in Brittany as Plehec

1942

The Black Swan as Town Crier (uncredited) Award
Reunion in France as Taxicab Driver (uncredited) Award
The Pied Piper as Frenchman
Berlin Correspondent as Hans Gruber
The Wife Takes a Flyer as Gustav

1941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Proprietor Lucy's Award
A Very Young Lady as Abner (uncredited)
Knockout as Louis Grinnelli
Paris Calling as Prof. Marceau
They Met in Bombay as Hotel Barber (uncredited)
Baby Blues as Mr. Gubitosi
Forbidden Passage as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

1940

The Shop Around the Corner as Waiter (uncredited) Award
The Mark of Zorro as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited) Award
The Mortal Storm as Lehman Award
Stranger on the Third Floor as Gardener (uncredited) Award
Strange Cargo as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Escape as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
The Great McGinty as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
Earthbound as Chris
You, the People as Louie, the Janitor
Girl from Havana as Ricco, the bartender
Know Your Money as Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker
He Married His Wife as Waiter
Girls Under 21 as Tony Mangione

1939

The Rains Came as Mr. Das Award
Idiot's Delight as Dumptsy Award
Nurse Edith Cavell as Albert
Geronimo as Scout
Everything Happens at Night as Hotel Clerk
Fixer Dugan as Smiley

1935

Shadow of Doubt as Butler

1934

Going Spanish as Gaucho

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

It's a Wonderful Life
Casablanca
The Black Swan
The Shop Around the Corner
The Three Musketeers
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
House of Frankenstein
The Pirate

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