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William Edmunds (Michele Giuseppe Pellegrino; September 18, 1886 – December 7, 1981) was an Italian-American stage and screen character actor, typically playing roles with heavy accents (generally Italian, Spanish, and French), most notable as Mr. Giuseppe Martini in It's a Wonderful Life.
- Actor
- Michele Giuseppe Pellegrino, September 18, 1883, San Fele, Italy
- 1910–1959
- December 7, 1981 (aged 95), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
William Edmunds. Actor: It's a Wonderful Life. Despite his Anglicized name, Edmunds was usually cast as dark or Latin types: Spaniards, Mexicans, Frenchmen, Gypsies, Arabs, Polynesians, and other exotic nationalities and functioned as a sort of poor-man's 'J. Carroll Naish'.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- January 1, 1885
- William Edmunds
- December 7, 1981
William Edmunds. Actor: It's a Wonderful Life. Despite his Anglicized name, Edmunds was usually cast as dark or Latin types: Spaniards, Mexicans, Frenchmen, Gypsies, Arabs, Polynesians, and other exotic nationalities and functioned as a sort of poor-man's 'J. Carroll Naish'.
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.
Jan 1, 1885 Birth Place: San Fele, Basilicata, Italy. Biography. William Edmunds was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Edmunds kickstarted his acting career in various films such as the comedic adaptation "Idiot's Delight" (1939) with Norma Shearer, the dramatic biopic "Juarez" (1939) with Paul Muni and "He Married His Wife" (1940).
William Edmunds was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Edmunds kickstarted his acting career in various films such as the comedic adaptation "Idiot's Delight" (1939) with Norma Shearer, the dramatic biopic "Juarez" (1939) with Paul Muni and "He Married His Wife" (1940). He also...
Biography. William Edmunds was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Edmunds kickstarted his acting career in various films such as the comedic adaptation "Idiot's Delight" (1939) with Norma Shearer, the dramatic biopic "Juarez" (1939) with Paul Muni and "He Married His Wife" (1940).
