Joseph Egger
Acting
Born February 21, 1889 · 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.
Films (56)
For a Few Dollars More
1965
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
1965
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
1965
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
1964
Conquerors of Arkansas
1964
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
The Model Boy
1963
Das haben die Mädchen gern
1963
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
1962
Im schwarzen Rössl
1961
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
1961
The White Horse Inn
1960
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
1960
Mikosch of the Secret Service
1959
Christine
1958
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
1958
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
1958
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
1957
Weißer Holunder
1957
Siebenmal in der Woche
1957
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957
Vater macht Karriere
1957
Das alte Försterhaus
1956
Wo die Lerche singt
1956
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
1956
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
1956
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
1956
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
1956
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955
Rauschende Melodien
1955
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
1954
Melody Beyond Love
1954
Die Perle von Tokay
1954
Eine Nacht in Venedig
1953
Das singende Hotel
1953
Seesterne
1952
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
1952
In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
1952
Valentins Sündenfall
1951
Tanz ins Glück
1951
Verklungenes Wien
1951
Das Herz einer Frau
1951
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
1951
Frühling auf dem Eis
1951
Hochzeit im Heu
1951
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1950
Die Verjüngungskur
1950
Child of the Danube
1950
Der Seelenbräu
1950
Der Herr Kanzleirat
1948
Der Hofrat Geiger
1947
Die Fledermaus
1946
Musik in Salzburg
1944
Trip Acquaintance
1943
Das Ferienkind
1943
The White Horse Inn
1935