Joseph Egger
Known for: Acting
Born: February 21, 1889
Died: August 29, 1966
Place of birth: Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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.
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Filmography
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8.0
For a Few Dollars More
1965
6.3
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
1965
5.0
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
1965
7.0
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
1964
5.0
Conquerors of Arkansas
1964
7.8
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
4.7
The Model Boy
1963
4.8
Das haben die Mädchen gern
1963
6.2
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
1962
7.1
Im schwarzen Rössl
1961
6.3
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
1961
6.7
The White Horse Inn
1960
7.0
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
1960
6.3
Mikosch of the Secret Service
1959
6.3
Christine
1958
6.5
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
1958
6.8
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
1958
6.8
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
1957
7.0
Weißer Holunder
1957
7.5
Siebenmal in der Woche
1957
7.5
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957
7.0
Vater macht Karriere
1957
5.3
Das alte Försterhaus
1956
7.5
Wo die Lerche singt
1956
6.5
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
1956
6.7
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
1956
7.0
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
1956
10.0
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
1956
8.0
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955
8.0
Rauschende Melodien
1955
10.0
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
1954
6.5
Melody Beyond Love
1954
7.0
Die Perle von Tokay
1954
6.0
Eine Nacht in Venedig
1953
7.0
Das singende Hotel
1953
9.0
Seesterne
1952
7.0
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
1952
7.2
In Munich Stands a Hofbäuhaus
1951
8.0
Valentins Sündenfall
1951
5.5
Tanz ins Glück
1951
8.0
Verklungenes Wien
1951
5.5
Das Herz einer Frau
1951
7.3
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
1951
6.5
Frühling auf dem Eis
1951
7.0
Hochzeit im Heu
1951
8.0
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
19507.0
Die Verjüngungskur
1950
6.7
Child of the Danube
1950
6.9
Der Seelenbräu
1950
8.0
Der Herr Kanzleirat
1948
7.4
Der Hofrat Geiger
1947
8.3
Die Fledermaus
1946
8.0
Musik in Salzburg
1944
8.0
Die goldene Fessel
1944
5.5
Trip Acquaintance
1943
6.8
Das Ferienkind
1943
6.0
Liebe ist zollfrei
19416.0
Judgement Day
1940
5.0
Girl's Dormitory
1936
7.0
The White Horse Inn
1935