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William Edmunds was an Italian stage and screen character actor, typically playing roles with heavy accents, most notable as Mr. Giuseppe Martini in It's a Wonderful Life.
Birth Name
Michael Pellegrino
Born
Thursday, 01 January 1885
Died
Monday, 07 December 1981
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 77 Sunset Strip | Papa Puccini | 1958 |
| The Caddy | Caminello | 1953 |
| Double Dynamite | Mr. Baganucci | 1951 |
| The Lawless | Mr. Jensen | 1950 |
| Mr. Soft Touch | Alex, Janitor (Uncredited) / Alex - Janitor | 1949 |
| Ringside | Prof. Berger / Professor Berger | 1949 |
| Any Number Can Play | Men's Rom Attendant | 1949 |
| A Kiss in the Dark | Kummel | 1949 |
| The Big Sombrero | Don Luis Alvarado | 1949 |
| The Three Musketeers | Innkeeper-Landlord | 1948 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 77 Sunset Strip | Papa Puccini | 1958 |
| The Caddy | Caminello | 1953 |
| Double Dynamite | Mr. Baganucci | 1951 |
| The Lawless | Mr. Jensen | 1950 |
| Mr. Soft Touch | Alex, Janitor (Uncredited) / Alex - Janitor | 1949 |
| Ringside | Prof. Berger / Professor Berger | 1949 |
| Any Number Can Play | Men's Rom Attendant | 1949 |
| A Kiss in the Dark | Kummel | 1949 |
| The Big Sombrero | Don Luis Alvarado | 1949 |
| The Three Musketeers | Innkeeper-Landlord | 1948 |
| The Pirate | Town Clerk | 1948 |
| 13 Lead Soldiers | Prager - Antique Dealer | 1948 |
| Where There's Life | King Hubertus II | 1947 |
| The Lost Moment | Vittorio | 1947 |
| That Hagen Girl | Corey - Butler / Chauffeur | 1947 |
| High Conquest | Train Conductor | 1947 |
| The Long Night | Observer in Crowd | 1947 |
| Carnival in Costa Rica | Felipe | 1947 |
| The Beast with Five Fingers | Antonio / Ingram's Servant Antonio | 1947 |
| The Man I Love | Uncle Tony Toresca | 1946 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Mr. Martini | 1946 |
| Nobody Lives Forever | Mission Priest | 1946 |
| Swamp Fire | Emile Ledoux | 1946 |
| Anna and the King of Siam | Moonshee | 1946 |
| The Well Groomed Bride | Mr. Whortle | 1946 |
| This Love of Ours | Jose | 1945 |
| A Bell for Adano | Tomasino - Fisherman | 1945 |
| Dangerous Passage | Capt. Saul | 1944 |
| House of Frankenstein | Fejos | 1944 |
| One Body Too Many | Prof. Hilton | 1944 |
| The Conspirators | Blindman Vending Souvenirs | 1944 |
| The Climax | Leon - Theatre Concierge / Leon, Theatre Concierge | 1944 |
| Till We Meet Again | Henri Maret | 1944 |
| Secrets of Scotland Yard | Isaiah Thom | 1944 |
| The Seventh Cross | Aldinger | 1944 |
| The Desert Song | Suliman | 1943 |
| Madame Curie | Cart Driver | 1943 |
| There's Something About a Soldier | Jan Grybinski | 1943 |
| The Fallen Sparrow | Papa Lepetino | 1943 |
| Isle of Forgotten Sins | Chief | 1943 |
| Hostages | Hostage | 1943 |
| For Whom the Bell Tolls | Soldier #1 | 1943 |
| Background to Danger | Waiter with Information | 1943 |
| Tonight We Raid Calais | Bell Ringer | 1943 |
| Edge of Darkness | Elderly Sailor | 1943 |
| Assignment in Brittany | Plehec | 1943 |
| Casablanca | Second Contact Man at Rick's | 1943 |
| Reunion in France | Horse and Buggy Taxicab Driver | 1942 |
| The Black Swan | Town Crier | 1942 |
| Berlin Correspondent | Hans Gruber | 1942 |
| The Pied Piper | Frenchman | 1942 |
| Crossroads | Driver | 1942 |
| The Big Shot | Sarto | 1942 |
| Juke Girl | Travitti, Atlanta Produce Dealer | 1942 |
| The Wife Takes a Flyer | Gustav | 1942 |
| Paris Calling | Prof. Marceau | 1941 |
| Unholy Partners | Pop - Night Watchman | 1941 |
| Man at Large | Otto Kisling | 1941 |
| A Very Young Lady | Abner | 1941 |
| They Met in Bombay | Hotel Barber | 1941 |
| A Woman's Face | Courtroom Spectator | 1941 |
| The People vs. Dr. Kildare | Sven Bergstrom | 1941 |
| Barnacle Bill | Joe Petillo | 1941 |
| Knockout | Louis Grinnelli | 1941 |
| Forbidden Passage | Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat | 1941 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Proprietor Lucy's | 1941 |
| You, the People | Louie, the Janitor / Louie - City Hall Janitor | 1940 |
| Girls Under 21 | Tony Mangione | 1940 |
| The Mark of Zorro | Peón Selling Cocks | 1940 |
| Escape | White Swan Inn Waiter | 1940 |
| Slightly Tempted | Quimby | 1940 |
| Girl from Havana | Ricco, the bartender | 1940 |
| Stranger on the Third Floor | Gardener | 1940 |
| The Great McGinty | Poll Watcher at Gymnasium | 1940 |
| Anne of Windy Poplars | Train Conductor | 1940 |
| The Mortal Storm | Lehman | 1940 |
| Earthbound | Chris | 1940 |
| Strange Cargo | Watchman | 1940 |
| Know Your Money | Samuel 'The Dutchman' Welker | 1940 |
| He Married His Wife | Waiter | 1940 |
| The Shop Around the Corner | Waiter | 1940 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Construction Worker | 1939 |
| Everything Happens at Night | Hotel Clerk | 1939 |
| Geronimo | Scout / Army Scout | 1939 |
| The Rains Came | Mr. Das | 1939 |
| Nurse Edith Cavell | Albert | 1939 |
| Juarez | Italian Minister | 1939 |
| Fixer Dugan | Smiley | 1939 |
| Idiot's Delight | Dumptsy | 1939 |
| Angels with Dirty Faces | Italian Storekeeper | 1938 |
| Shadow of Doubt | Butler | 1935 |
| Going Spanish | Gaucho | 1934 |
