
Joseph Egger
Born February 21, 1889 in Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] · Died August 29, 1966 (aged 77)
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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For a Few Dollars More1965
LearningBlack Eagle of Santa Fe1965
LearningConquerors of Arkansas1964
A Fistful of Dollars1964
LearningThe Model Boy1963
LearningTanze mit mir in den Morgen1962
LearningMikosch of the Secret Service1959
Christine1958
LearningLifeguard in the women's bathroom1956
LearningSeesterne1952
LearningIn Munich Stands a Hofbäuhaus1951
LearningFrühling auf dem Eis1951
LearningChild of the Danube1950
LearningDer Seelenbräu1950
LearningDer Herr Kanzleirat1948
LearningDer Hofrat Geiger1947
LearningDie Fledermaus1946