Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1885
Place of Birth
San Fele, Basilicata, Italy
Also Known As
- William Edmonds
- Billy Edmunds
- Bill Edmunds
- Michele Frondino Pellegrino
- Michael Fondonia 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 - Movies
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Martini
Casablanca
as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
The Shop Around the Corner
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Black Swan
as Town Crier (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
as Innkeeper-Landlord (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl
as Corey (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Soldier #1 (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro
as Peón Selling Cocks (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Proprietor Lucy's
Paris Calling
as 'Professor', the bar owner
