Joseph Egger
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1889-02-21
- Died
- 1966-08-29
- Place of birth
- Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- Also known as
- Йозеф Эггер · Josef 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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Known For
Movies (60)
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
as Piripero
For a Few Dollars More
1965
as Old Prophet
Christine
1958
as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Der Seelenbräu
1950
Weißer Holunder
1957
as Draxltoni
Die Fledermaus
1946
as Frosch
Verklungenes Wien
1951
The White Horse Inn
1960
Child of the Danube
1950
as Christoph
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
1965
as Buddy
Seesterne
1952
as (unconfirmed)
Im schwarzen Rössl
1961
as Franz Joseph, Portier
Die Verjüngungskur
1950
as Vinzenz
Valentins Sündenfall
1951
as Blasius Rogner
Der Herr Kanzleirat
1948
as Briefträger
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
1962
as der alte Zirbel
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
1958
as Onkel Tobias
In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
1952
as Petiti
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
1964
as Sebastian Holl
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
1954
as Wiebel
Melody Beyond Love
1954
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
1952
as Briefträger Seppl
Trip Acquaintance
1943
as Postman
Das haben die Mädchen gern
1963
as Tankwart
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
1961
as Renter
The Model Boy
1963
as Dienstmann
Conquerors of Arkansas
1964
as Fishbury
Das Ferienkind
1943
as Kegelbruder
Girl's Dormitory
1936
Siebenmal in der Woche
1957
as Praxl
Hochzeit im Heu
1951
as Ferdinand Hauderer
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
1956
as Alois Rinnerthaler
Mikosch of the Secret Service
1959
as Oberst Wedel
Musik in Salzburg
1944
as Parkwächter
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
1956
as Großvater Gassl
Tanz ins Glück
1951
as Heinz Falkenhayn
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1950
as Biangetti, Portier
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
1965
as Zulassungsbeamter
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
1957
as Blümel
The White Horse Inn
1935
Das Herz einer Frau
1951
Der Hofrat Geiger
1947
as Der alte Windischgruber
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
1956
as Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
Rauschende Melodien
1955
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
1958
as Franz Lechner
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
1951
as Adalbert Kürenberg
Eine Nacht in Venedig
1953
as Barbuccio
Frühling auf dem Eis
1951
as Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
1956
as Ypsilon
Das singende Hotel
1953
as Hotelportier
Vater macht Karriere
1957
as Älterer Saaldiener
Die Perle von Tokay
1954
as Janek, Offiziersdiener
Judgement Day
1940
as Mann vom Gemeinderat
Wo die Lerche singt
1956
as Stieglbauer
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
1960
as Friedensrichter
Das alte Försterhaus
1956
as Josef Kramer
Die goldene Fessel
1944
Liebe ist zollfrei
1941
as Amtsdiener
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955
About 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… With 60 credits spanning from 1935 to 1965, Joseph Egger has appeared in 60 films and 0 TV shows.
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- A Fistful of Dollars (1964) — as Piripero
- For a Few Dollars More (1965) — as Old Prophet
- Christine (1958) — as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
- Der Seelenbräu (1950)
- Weißer Holunder (1957) — as Draxltoni
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