Joseph Egger
Acting
Born: 1889-02-21 in Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Biography
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.
Known For
A Fistful of Dollars
Piripero
For a Few Dollars More
Old Prophet
Valentins Sündenfall
Blasius Rogner
Das Ferienkind
Kegelbruder
Christine
Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Der Seelenbräu
The Model Boy
Dienstmann
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
Blümel
Tanz ins Glück
Heinz Falkenhayn
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
Buddy
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
Wiebel
Im schwarzen Rössl
Franz Joseph, Portier
Frühling auf dem Eis
Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
Das Herz einer Frau
Conquerors of Arkansas
Fishbury
Girl's Dormitory
Das haben die Mädchen gern
Tankwart
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Biangetti, Portier
Wo die Lerche singt
Stieglbauer
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
Onkel Tobias
Liebe ist zollfrei
Amtsdiener
Das singende Hotel
Hotelportier
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
The White Horse Inn
The White Horse Inn
Eine Nacht in Venedig
Barbuccio
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
Friedensrichter
Weißer Holunder
Draxltoni
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
Ypsilon
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
Franz Lechner
Der Herr Kanzleirat
Briefträger
Der Hofrat Geiger
Der alte Windischgruber
Hochzeit im Heu
Ferdinand Hauderer
Child of the Danube
Christoph
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
der alte Zirbel
Die Fledermaus
Frosch
Vater macht Karriere
Älterer Saaldiener
Die Perle von Tokay
Janek, Offiziersdiener
Das alte Försterhaus
Josef Kramer