Acting
Joseph Egger
DE, IT, FR cinema · 60 credits
Born
21 February 1889
Died
29 August 1966 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Also known as Йозеф Эггер · Josef Egger
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.
Known for
Filmography
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
as Zulassungsbeamter
For a Few Dollars More
as Old Prophet
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
as Sebastian Holl
Conquerors of Arkansas
as Fishbury
A Fistful of Dollars
as Piripero
The Model Boy
as Dienstmann
Das haben die Mädchen gern
as Tankwart
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
as der alte Zirbel
Im schwarzen Rössl
as Franz Joseph, Portier
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
as Friedensrichter
Mikosch of the Secret Service
as Oberst Wedel
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
as Onkel Tobias
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
as Franz Lechner
Christine
as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Weißer Holunder
as Draxltoni
Vater macht Karriere
as Älterer Saaldiener
Das alte Försterhaus
as Josef Kramer
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
as Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
as Alois Rinnerthaler
Wo die Lerche singt
as Stieglbauer
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
as Großvater Gassl
Die Perle von Tokay
as Janek, Offiziersdiener
Eine Nacht in Venedig
as Barbuccio
Das singende Hotel
as Hotelportier
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
as Briefträger Seppl
Seesterne
as (unconfirmed)
Tanz ins Glück
as Heinz Falkenhayn
Hochzeit im Heu
as Ferdinand Hauderer
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
as Adalbert Kürenberg
Valentins Sündenfall
as Blasius Rogner
Frühling auf dem Eis
as Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
as Biangetti, Portier
Child of the Danube
as Christoph
Der Herr Kanzleirat
as Briefträger
Der Hofrat Geiger
as Der alte Windischgruber
Die Fledermaus
as Frosch
Musik in Salzburg
as Parkwächter
Trip Acquaintance
as Postman
Das Ferienkind
as Kegelbruder
Liebe ist zollfrei
as Amtsdiener
Das Jüngste Gericht
1940
Judgement Day
as Mann vom Gemeinderat
