Joseph 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).
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Acting
Movie
A Fistful of Dollars
as Piripero
1964
Movie
For a Few Dollars More
as Old Prophet
1965
Movie
Christine
as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
1958
Movie
The White Horse Inn
1960
Movie
Im schwarzen Rössl
as Franz Joseph, Portier
1961
Movie
Der Hofrat Geiger
as Der alte Windischgruber
1947
Movie
Conquerors of Arkansas
as Fishbury
1964
Movie
Die Fledermaus
as Frosch
1946
Movie
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
as Buddy
1965
Movie
Eine Nacht in Venedig
as Barbuccio
1953
Movie
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
as Großvater Gassl
1956
Movie
Das Ferienkind
as Kegelbruder
1943
Movie
Liebe ist zollfrei
as Amtsdiener
1941
Movie
Weißer Holunder
as Draxltoni
1957
Movie
Der Herr Kanzleirat
as Briefträger
1948
Movie
Der Seelenbräu
1950
Movie
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
as Onkel Tobias
1958
Movie
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
as Blümel
1957
Movie
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
as Adalbert Kürenberg
1951
Movie
Das haben die Mädchen gern
as Tankwart
1963
Movie
Mikosch of the Secret Service
as Oberst Wedel
1959
Movie
The Model Boy
as Dienstmann
1963
Movie
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
as Sebastian Holl
1964
Movie
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
as der alte Zirbel
1962