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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-01-01

Day of Death

1981-12-07 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

San Fele, Basilicata, Italy

Also Known As

William Edmonds

Billy Edmunds

Bill Edmunds

Michele Frondino Pellegrino

Michael Fondonia Pellegrino

Michele F. Pellegrino

Michael F. Pellegrino

Michele Pellegrino

Michael Pellegrino

Michele Giuseppe Pellegrino

William Edmunds

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.

Known For

Acting

The Mortal Storm

1940

The Mortal Storm

as

Lehman

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as

Mr. Martini

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as

Proprietor Lucy's

Berlin Correspondent

1942

Berlin Correspondent

as

Hans Gruber

The Man I Love

1946

The Man I Love

as

Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947

The Beast with Five Fingers

as

Ingram's Servant Antonio

The Caddy

1953

The Caddy

as

Caminello

Where There's Life

1947

Where There's Life

as

King Hubertus II

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

Mr. Soft Touch

as

Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)

Strange Cargo

1940

Strange Cargo

as

Dock Watchman (uncredited)

The Lost Moment

1947

The Lost Moment

as

Vittorio

Girls Under 21

1940

Girls Under 21

as

Tony Mangione

Any Number Can Play

1949

Any Number Can Play

as

Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)

The Big Sombrero

1949

The Big Sombrero

as

Don Luis Alvarado

Knockout

1941

Knockout

as

Louis Grinnelli

Shadow of Doubt

1935

Shadow of Doubt

as

Butler

That Hagen Girl

1947

That Hagen Girl

as

Corey (uncredited)

The Seventh Cross

1944

The Seventh Cross

as

Aldinger (uncredited)

Casablanca

1943

Casablanca

as

Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)

The Pied Piper

1942

The Pied Piper

as

Frenchman

Idiot's Delight

1939

Idiot's Delight

as

Dumptsy

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

Nurse Edith Cavell

as

Albert

The Rains Came

1939

The Rains Came

as

Mr. Das

The Lawless

1950

The Lawless

as

Mr. Jensen

House of Frankenstein

1944

House of Frankenstein

as

Fejos (uncredited)

Forbidden Passage

1941

Forbidden Passage

as

Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

You, the People

1940

You, the People

as

Louie, the Janitor

Fixer Dugan

1939

Fixer Dugan

as

Smiley

The Shop Around the Corner

1940

The Shop Around the Corner

as

Waiter (uncredited)

The Pirate

1948

The Pirate

as

Town Clerk (uncredited)

The Mark of Zorro

1940

The Mark of Zorro

as

Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers

1948

The Three Musketeers

as

Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)

The Great McGinty

1940

The Great McGinty

as

Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

Escape

1940

Escape

as

White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

as

Gardener (uncredited)

Geronimo

1939

Geronimo

as

Scout

Swamp Fire

1946

Swamp Fire

as

Emile Ledoux

Know Your Money

1940

Know Your Money

as

Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker

Earthbound

1940

Earthbound

as

Chris

Going Spanish

1934

Going Spanish

as

Gaucho

Ringside

1949

Ringside

as

Professor Berger

Paris Calling

1941

Paris Calling

as

Prof. Marceau

The Well Groomed Bride

1946

The Well Groomed Bride

as

Mr. Whortle

They Met in Bombay

1941

They Met in Bombay

as

Hotel Barber (uncredited)

Background to Danger

1943

Background to Danger

as

Waiter with Information

Edge of Darkness

1943

Edge of Darkness

as

Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls

as

Soldier #1 (uncredited)

Madame Curie

1943

Madame Curie

as

Cart Driver (uncredited)

A Bell for Adano

1945

A Bell for Adano

as

Tomasino - Fisherman (uncredited)

A Very Young Lady

1941

A Very Young Lady

as

Abner (uncredited)

Dangerous Passage

1944

Dangerous Passage

as

Capt. Saul

Reunion in France

1942

Reunion in France

as

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Climax

1944

The Climax

as

Leon, Theatre Concierge

Girl from Havana

1940

Girl from Havana

as

Ricco, the bartender

Till We Meet Again

1944

Till We Meet Again

as

Henri Maret

Double Dynamite

1951

Double Dynamite

as

Mr. Baganucci

The Black Swan

1942

The Black Swan

as

Town Crier (uncredited)

13 Lead Soldiers

1948

13 Lead Soldiers

as

Prager - Antique Dealer (uncredited)

Baby Blues

1941

Baby Blues

as

Mr. Gubitosi

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Papa Puccini

Production

Crew

Directing