
Joseph Egger
- Nascita
- 21 febbraio 1889
- Morte
- 29 agosto 1966
- Luogo di nascita
- 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.
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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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In esameDie Goldsucher von Arkansas1964
Per un pugno di dollari1964
In esameTanze mit mir in den Morgen1962
In esameIm weißen Rössl1960
In esameMikosch im Geheimdienst1959
L'amante pura1958
In esameDie Fischerin vom Bodensee1956
In esameIn München steht ein Hofbräuhaus1951
In esameKind der Donau1950
In esameDer Seelenbräu1950
In esameDer Herr Kanzleirat1948
In esameDie Fledermaus1946
In esameDie goldene Fessel1944- Das Jüngste GerichtIn esameDas Jüngste Gericht1940
In esameMädchenpensionat1936