Joseph Egger
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-02-21
Day of Death
1966-08-29 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Joseph Egger
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).
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Known For
Acting
(1965)
For a Few Dollars More
as Old Prophet
(1965)
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
as Buddy
(1965)
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
as Zulassungsbeamter
(1964)
A Fistful of Dollars
as Piripero
(1964)
Conquerors of Arkansas
as Fishbury
(1964)
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
as Sebastian Holl
(1963)
Das haben die Mädchen gern
as Tankwart
(1963)
The Model Boy
as Dienstmann
(1962)
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
as der alte Zirbel
(1961)
Im schwarzen Rössl
as Franz Joseph, Portier
(1961)
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
as Renter
(1960)
(1960)
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
as Friedensrichter
(1959)
Mikosch im Geheimdienst
as Oberst Wedel
(1958)
Christine
as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
(1958)
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
as Franz Lechner
(1958)
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
as Onkel Tobias
(1957)
(1957)
Weißer Holunder
as Draxltoni
(1957)
Vater macht Karriere
as Älterer Saaldiener
(1957)
Siebenmal in der Woche
as Praxl
(1957)
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
as Blümel
(1956)
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
as Großvater Gassl
(1956)
Das alte Försterhaus
as Josef Kramer
(1956)
Wo die Lerche singt
as Stieglbauer
(1956)
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
as Alois Rinnerthaler
(1956)
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
as Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
(1956)
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
as Ypsilon
(1955)
(1955)
(1954)
(1954)
Die Perle von Tokay
as Janek, Offiziersdiener
(1954)
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
as Wiebel
(1953)
Das singende Hotel
as Hotelportier
(1953)
Eine Nacht in Venedig
as Barbuccio
(1952)
In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
as Petiti
(1952)
Seesterne
as (unconfirmed)
(1952)
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
as Briefträger Seppl
(1951)
Hochzeit im Heu
as Ferdinand Hauderer
(1951)
(1951)
Tanz ins Glück
as Heinz Falkenhayn
(1951)
(1951)
Frühling auf dem Eis
as Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
(1951)
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
as Adalbert Kürenberg
(1951)
Valentins Sündenfall
as Blasius Rogner
(1950)
Die Verjüngungskur
as Vinzenz
(1950)
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
as Biangetti, Portier
(1950)
(1948)
Der Herr Kanzleirat
as Briefträger
(1947)
Der Hofrat Geiger
as Der alte Windischgruber
(1946)
Die Fledermaus
as Frosch
(1944)
Musik in Salzburg
as Parkwächter
(1943)
Trip Acquaintance
as Postman
(1943)
Das Ferienkind
as Kegelbruder
(1935)