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William Edmunds
Deceased

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Died aged 96
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 PellegrinoGenderMaleNationalityKingdom of ItalyBorn01/01/1885Born inSan Fele, Basilicata, ItalyDied07/12/1981 (aged 96)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ6476470 ↗TMDb#95967 ↗

William Edmunds was an Italian-American stage and screen character actor, typically playing roles with heavy accents, most notable as Mr. Giuseppe Martini in It's a Wonderful Life.

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Filmography52 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
195877 Sunset StripSeriesPapa Puccini73
1953The CaddyMovieCaminello68
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries—66
1951Double DynamiteMovieMr. Baganucci66
1950The LawlessMovieMr. Jensen65
1949The Big SombreroMovieDon Luis Alvarado64
1948The PirateMovieTown Clerk (uncredited)63
1948The Three MusketeersMovieInnkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)63
1947Where There's LifeMovieKing Hubertus II62
1947The Lost MomentMovieVittorio62
1946It's a Wonderful LifeMovieMr. Martini61
1946Swamp FireMovieEmile Ledoux61
1946The Well Groomed BrideMovieMr. Whortle61
1944The ClimaxMovieLeon, Theatre Concierge59
1944The Seventh CrossMovieAldinger (uncredited)59
1944Till We Meet AgainMovieHenri Maret59
1944The ConspiratorsMovieBlindman Vending Souvenirs (uncredited)59
1944House of FrankensteinMovieFejos (uncredited)59
1944Dangerous PassageMovieCapt. Saul59
1943There's Something About a SoldierMovie—58
1943For Whom the Bell TollsMovieSoldier #1 (uncredited)58
1943Edge of DarknessMovieElderly Sailor (uncredited)58
1943Madame CurieMovieCart Driver (uncredited)58
1943Assignment in BrittanyMoviePlehec58
1942CasablancaMovieSecond Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)57
1942The Black SwanMovieTown Crier (uncredited)57
1942Reunion in FranceMovieTaxicab Driver (uncredited)57
1942The Pied PiperMovieFrenchman57
1942The Wife Takes a FlyerMovieGustav57
1942Berlin CorrespondentMovieHans Gruber57
1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithMovieProprietor Lucy's56
1941KnockoutMovieLouis Grinnelli56
1941They Met in BombayMovieHotel Barber (uncredited)56
1941Paris CallingMovie'Professor', the bar owner56
1941Forbidden PassageMovieIllegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)56
1940Strange CargoMovieDock Watchman (uncredited)55
1940The Shop Around the CornerMovieWaiter (uncredited)55
1940Stranger on the Third FloorMovieGardener (uncredited)55
1940The Mortal StormMovieLehman55
1940The Great McGintyMovieProfessor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)55
1940Know Your MoneyMovieSamuel 'The Dutchman' Welker55
1940The Mark of ZorroMoviePeón Selling Cocks (uncredited)55
1940You, the PeopleMovieLouie, the Janitor55
1940He Married His WifeMovieWaiter55
1940Girl from HavanaMovieRicco, the bartender55
1939Idiot's DelightMovieDumptsy54
1939Nurse Edith CavellMovieAlbert54
1939GeronimoMovieScout54
1939The Rains CameMovieMr. Das54
1939Everything Happens at NightMovieHotel Clerk54
1935Shadow of DoubtMovieButler50
1934Going SpanishMovieGaucho49