Joseph Egger
Acting
1889-02-21 · Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Joseph Egger, also known as Josef Egger, (22 February 1889 – 29 August 1966) was an Austrian character actor who appeared in 76 films between 1935 and 1965. The 18-year-old Egger started his stage career at the Leoben theatre. During the following decades, he also appeared at the Raimund Theater in Vienna and at the Deutsches Theater in Munich. Besides acting Egger was a well-known music hall comedian, and he was famous for doing "tricks" with his beard. He received his first film offers during the 1930s and specialized on portraying eccentric old men in supporting roles. During the 1950s, he appeared in comedic roles in numerous Austrian Heimatfilms of that era. Internationally, Egger appeared as a character actor in the first two films of the Sergio Leone western "Dollars Trilogy": As the coffin-builder in A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and as the Prophet in his final film appearance For a Few Dollars More (1965). Source: Article "Joseph Egger" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
For a Few Dollars More
1965 · Movie
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
1965 · Movie
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
1965 · Movie
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
1964 · Movie
Conquerors of Arkansas
1964 · Movie
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Movie
The Model Boy
1963 · Movie
Das haben die Mädchen gern
1963 · Movie
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
1962 · Movie
Im schwarzen Rössl
1961 · Movie
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
1961 · Movie
The White Horse Inn
1960 · Movie
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
1960 · Movie
Mikosch of the Secret Service
1959 · Movie
Christine
1958 · Movie
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
1958 · Movie
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
1958 · Movie
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
1957 · Movie
Weißer Holunder
1957 · Movie
Siebenmal in der Woche
1957 · Movie
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957 · Movie
Vater macht Karriere
1957 · Movie
Das alte Försterhaus
1956 · Movie
Wo die Lerche singt
1956 · Movie
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
1956 · Movie
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
1956 · Movie
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
1956 · Movie
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
1956 · Movie
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955 · Movie
Rauschende Melodien
1955 · Movie
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
1954 · Movie
Melody Beyond Love
1954 · Movie
Die Perle von Tokay
1954 · Movie
Eine Nacht in Venedig
1953 · Movie
Das singende Hotel
1953 · Movie
Seesterne
1952 · Movie
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
1952 · Movie
In Munich Stands a Hofbäuhaus
1951 · Movie
Valentins Sündenfall
1951 · Movie
Tanz ins Glück
1951 · Movie
Verklungenes Wien
1951 · Movie
Das Herz einer Frau
1951 · Movie
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
1951 · Movie
Frühling auf dem Eis
1951 · Movie
Hochzeit im Heu
1951 · Movie
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1950 · Movie
Die Verjüngungskur
1950 · Movie
Child of the Danube
1950 · Movie
Der Seelenbräu
1950 · Movie
Der Herr Kanzleirat
1948 · Movie
Der Hofrat Geiger
1947 · Movie
Die Fledermaus
1946 · Movie
Musik in Salzburg
1944 · Movie
Die goldene Fessel
1944 · Movie
Trip Acquaintance
1943 · Movie
Das Ferienkind
1943 · Movie
Liebe ist zollfrei
1941 · Movie
Judgement Day
1940 · Movie
Girl's Dormitory
1936 · Movie
The White Horse Inn
1935 · Movie