
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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Acting (55 movies)

Weißer Holunder
1957

Mikosch of the Secret Service
1959

The White Horse Inn
1960

Der Herr Kanzleirat
1948

Der Seelenbräu
1950

Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
1958

The Model Boy
1963

Im schwarzen Rössl
1961

Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
1964

Der Hofrat Geiger
1947

Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
1957

Das alte Försterhaus
1956

Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
1965

Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
1956

Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
1956

Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
1962

Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
1952

Vater macht Karriere
1957

Tanz ins Glück
1951

Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1950

Trip Acquaintance
1943

… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
1961

Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
1954

Die Perle von Tokay
1954

The White Horse Inn
1935

Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
1951

Verklungenes Wien
1951

Hochzeit im Heu
1951

Eine Nacht in Venedig
1953

Wo die Lerche singt
1956

Liebe, Sommer und Musik
1956

Sooo nicht, meine Herren
1960

Conquerors of Arkansas
1964

Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
1958

Siebenmal in der Woche
1957

Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
1956

Das singende Hotel
1953

In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
1952

Die Fledermaus
1946

Das Ferienkind
1943

Black Eagle of Santa Fe
1965

Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955

Valentins Sündenfall
1951

Musik in Salzburg
1944

Das haben die Mädchen gern
1963

Melody Beyond Love
1954

A Fistful of Dollars
1964

For a Few Dollars More
1965

Rauschende Melodien
1955

Frühling auf dem Eis
1951

Das Herz einer Frau
1951

Seesterne
1952

Christine
1958

Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957

Child of the Danube
1950
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