Joseph Egger
Acting • Born 1889-02-21 – Died 1966-08-29
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). Source: Article "Joseph Egger" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
56 credits
Weißer Holunder
Movie • 1957
Draxltoni
Mikosch of the Secret Service
Movie • 1959
Oberst Wedel
The White Horse Inn
Movie • 1960
Der Herr Kanzleirat
Movie • 1948
Briefträger
Der Seelenbräu
Movie • 1950
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
Movie • 1958
Onkel Tobias
The Model Boy
Movie • 1963
Dienstmann
Im schwarzen Rössl
Movie • 1961
Franz Joseph, Portier
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
Movie • 1964
Sebastian Holl
Der Hofrat Geiger
Movie • 1947
Der alte Windischgruber
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
Movie • 1957
Blümel
Das alte Försterhaus
Movie • 1956
Josef Kramer
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
Movie • 1965
Zulassungsbeamter
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
Movie • 1956
Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
Movie • 1956
Ypsilon
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
Movie • 1962
der alte Zirbel
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
Movie • 1952
Briefträger Seppl
Vater macht Karriere
Movie • 1957
Älterer Saaldiener
Tanz ins Glück
Movie • 1951
Heinz Falkenhayn
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Movie • 1950
Biangetti, Portier
Trip Acquaintance
Movie • 1943
Postman
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
Movie • 1961
Renter
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
Movie • 1954
Wiebel
Die Perle von Tokay
Movie • 1954
Janek, Offiziersdiener
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
Movie • 1960
Friedensrichter
Verklungenes Wien
Movie • 1951
Hochzeit im Heu
Movie • 1951
Ferdinand Hauderer
The White Horse Inn
Movie • 1935
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
Movie • 1956
Alois Rinnerthaler
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
Movie • 1951
Adalbert Kürenberg
Eine Nacht in Venedig
Movie • 1953
Barbuccio
Wo die Lerche singt
Movie • 1956
Stieglbauer
Conquerors of Arkansas
Movie • 1964
Fishbury
Die Fledermaus
Movie • 1946
Frosch
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
Movie • 1956
Großvater Gassl
Das singende Hotel
Movie • 1953
Hotelportier
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
Movie • 1958
Franz Lechner
Siebenmal in der Woche
Movie • 1957
Praxl
Das Ferienkind
Movie • 1943
Kegelbruder
In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
Movie • 1952
Petiti
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
Movie • 1965
Buddy
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
Movie • 1955
Valentins Sündenfall
Movie • 1951
Blasius Rogner
Die Verjüngungskur
Movie • 1950
Vinzenz
Musik in Salzburg
Movie • 1944
Parkwächter
Das haben die Mädchen gern
Movie • 1963
Tankwart
Melody Beyond Love
Movie • 1954
A Fistful of Dollars
Movie • 1964
Piripero
For a Few Dollars More
Movie • 1965
Old Prophet
Rauschende Melodien
Movie • 1955
Frühling auf dem Eis
Movie • 1951
Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
Das Herz einer Frau
Movie • 1951
Seesterne
Movie • 1952
(unconfirmed)
Christine
Movie • 1958
Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
Movie • 1957
Child of the Danube
Movie • 1950
Christoph