Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1889-02-21
Day of Death
1966-08-29
Place of Birth
Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Joseph 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). Source: Article "Joseph Egger" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography (59)
For a Few Dollars More
1965
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
1965
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
1965
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
1964
Conquerors of Arkansas
1964
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
The Model Boy
1963
Das haben die Mädchen gern
1963
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
1962
Im schwarzen Rössl
1961
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
1961
The White Horse Inn
1960
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
1960
Mikosch of the Secret Service
1959
