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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Joseph Egger Biography / Wiki
| Name | Joseph Egger |
| Also Know | Йозеф Ðггер, Josef Egger |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] |
| Date of Birth | 1889-02-21 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 77 |
| Deathday | 1966-08-29 |
Joseph Egger Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Der schönste Tag meines Lebens | Blümel | 1957-09-27 | … |
| Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau | Adalbert Kürenberg | 1951-02-20 | … |
| Die Verjüngungskur | Vinzenz | 1950-07-13 | … |
| Der Hofrat Geiger | Der alte Windischgruber | 1947-12-17 | … |
| Das alte Försterhaus | Josef Kramer | 1956-12-21 | … |
| Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS | Zulassungsbeamter | 1965-02-26 | … |
| Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth | Briefträger Seppl | 1952-11-28 | … |
| Sooo nicht, meine Herren | Friedensrichter | 1960-10-17 | … |
| Liebe, Sommer und Musik | Alois Rinnerthaler | 1956-10-10 | … |
| Das Ferienkind | Kegelbruder | 1943-04-22 | … |
| Die Wirtin an der Lahn | 1955-09-19 | … | |
| Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen | Onkel Tobias | 1958-10-01 | … |
| The White Horse Inn | 1935-12-06 | Im weißen Rößl (English title: White Horse Inn or The White Horse Inn) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in colla… | |
| Lifeguard in the women’s bathroom | Ypsilon | 1956-03-15 | … |
| Wo die Lerche singt | Stieglbauer | 1956-11-29 | … |
| Hochzeit im Heu | Ferdinand Hauderer | 1951-01-11 | … |
| Weißer Holunder | Draxltoni | 1957-08-29 | … |
| Im schwarzen Rössl | Franz Joseph, Portier | 1961-12-22 | … |
| Die Perle von Tokay | Janek, Offiziersdiener | 1954-02-05 | … |
| A Fistful of Dollars | Piripero | 1964-01-18 | The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. … |
| For a Few Dollars More | Old Prophet | 1965-12-18 | Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of “El Indio,” one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang…. |
| Liebesgrüße aus Tirol | Sebastian Holl | 1964-12-25 | Dr. Stefan Burger (Peter Weck) wants to take over the management of a home for children. Together with Rena (Gitte Hænning) he gets involved in a sma… |
| Vater macht Karriere | Älterer Saaldiener | 1957-02-26 | … |
| Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies | Biangetti, Portier | 1950-10-23 | … |
| Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel | Wiebel | 1954-08-09 | Two GIs haven fallen in love with “Fräuleins”, decide to stay in Germany and open a typically American drugstore in the center of the small town wher… |
| Die Fledermaus | Frosch | 1946-08-16 | Produced in 1944, finished and released in 1946…. |
| Valentins Sündenfall | Blasius Rogner | 1951-11-30 | … |
| Musik in Salzburg | Parkwächter | 1944-09-08 | … |
| The Model Boy | Dienstmann | 1963-05-17 | … |
| Verklungenes Wien | 1951-08-28 | … | |
| Tanz ins Glück | Heinz Falkenhayn | 1951-10-19 | … |
| Eine Nacht in Venedig | Barbuccio | 1953-08-14 | … |
| Die Fischerin vom Bodensee | Großvater Gassl | 1956-07-24 | Maria lives with her grandfather in a secluded fishing hut on Lake Constance where they barely survive on what the fishing grounds provide. The daught… |
| Rauschende Melodien | 1955-05-19 | … | |
| Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof | Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher | 1956-02-01 | … |
| Tanze mit mir in den Morgen | der alte Zirbel | 1962-08-12 | … |
| In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus | Petiti | 1952-01-21 | Berlin tongue encounters Munich lifestyle. A comedy around Oktoberfest. Movies, FRG, 1951 Fita Benkhoff, Paul Kemp, Liesl Karlstadt, etc. A Berlin pro… |
| … und du mein Schatz bleibst hier | Renter | 1961-07-05 | … |
| Melody Beyond Love | 1954-07-14 | Marlene Roedern is a student at the Salzburg Mozarteum, as is her boyfriend, Hans Hellmer, a promising conductor. Strothoff, a government cultural rep… | |
| Der Herr Kanzleirat | Briefträger | 1948-05-21 | … |
| Der Seelenbräu | 1950-04-13 | … | |
| Das singende Hotel | Hotelportier | 1953-07-29 | … |
| Seesterne | (unconfirmed) | 1952-12-23 | … |
| Mikosch im Geheimdienst | Oberst Wedel | 1959-02-27 | No overview found…. |
| Conquerors of Arkansas | Fishbury | 1964-11-19 | Based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, the film, set entirely in the state of Arkansas, tells of the conflict of interests between the local tow… |
| Black Eagle of Santa Fe | Buddy | 1965-03-11 | When Comanches go on the warpath, settlers take refuge in Ft. Eagle Rock commanded by Capt. Jackson. Undercover agent Cliff McPherson arrives at the u… |
| Das Herz einer Frau | 1951-08-17 | … | |
| Siebenmal in der Woche | Praxl | 1957-08-09 | … |
| Trip Acquaintance | Postman | 1943-10-07 | A nervous private investigator, his bumbling boss, a woman in love, 10,000 Reichsmark and two reversed cases. A crime comedy directed by E. W. Emo…. |
| Das haben die Mädchen gern | Tankwart | 1963-01-23 | … |
| Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch | Franz Lechner | 1958-09-19 | … |
| Frühling auf dem Eis | Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger) | 1951-02-10 | … |
| Christine | Theo’s Landlord (uncredited) | 1958-12-19 | Vienna, 1906. A passionate love story develops between Franz Lobheiner and the young Christine. Lobheiner is, however, currently seeing the married Ba… |
| The White Horse Inn | 1960-12-20 | Leopold, head waiter at the “Weißen Rössl” (White Horse Inn), is secretly in love with the beautiful waitress Josepha. But she’s only interested in … | |
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