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