Joseph Egger
Born
February 21, 1889
Died
August 29, 1966 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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).
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Known For
For a Few Dollars More
Old Prophet
1965
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
Buddy
1965
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
Zulassungsbeamter
1965
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
Sebastian Holl
1964
Conquerors of Arkansas
Fishbury
1964
A Fistful of Dollars
Piripero
1964
The Model Boy
Dienstmann
1963
Das haben die Mädchen gern
Tankwart
1963
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
der alte Zirbel
1962
Im schwarzen Rössl
Franz Joseph, Portier
1961
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
Renter
1961
The White Horse Inn
1960
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
Friedensrichter
1960
Mikosch of the Secret Service
Oberst Wedel
1959
Christine
Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
1958
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
Onkel Tobias
1958
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
Franz Lechner
1958
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
Blümel
1957
Weißer Holunder
Draxltoni
1957
Siebenmal in der Woche
Praxl
1957
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957
Vater macht Karriere
Älterer Saaldiener
1957
Das alte Försterhaus
Josef Kramer
1956
Wo die Lerche singt
Stieglbauer
1956
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
Alois Rinnerthaler
1956
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
Großvater Gassl
1956
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
Ypsilon
1956
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
1956
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955
Rauschende Melodien
1955
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
Wiebel
1954
Melody Beyond Love
1954
Die Perle von Tokay
Janek, Offiziersdiener
1954
Eine Nacht in Venedig
Barbuccio
1953
Das singende Hotel
Hotelportier
1953
Seesterne
(unconfirmed)
1952
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
Briefträger Seppl
1952
In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
Petiti
1952
Valentins Sündenfall
Blasius Rogner
1951
Tanz ins Glück
Heinz Falkenhayn
1951
Verklungenes Wien
1951
Das Herz einer Frau
1951
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
Adalbert Kürenberg
1951
Frühling auf dem Eis
Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
1951
Hochzeit im Heu
Ferdinand Hauderer
1951
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Biangetti, Portier
1950
Die Verjüngungskur
Vinzenz
1950
Der Seelenbräu
1950
Der Herr Kanzleirat
Briefträger
1948
Der Hofrat Geiger
Der alte Windischgruber
1947
Die Fledermaus
Frosch
1946
Musik in Salzburg
Parkwächter
1944
Trip Acquaintance
Postman
1943
Das Ferienkind
Kegelbruder
1943
The White Horse Inn
1935