Joseph Egger
Known For
Acting
Born
1889-02-21 in Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Died
1966-08-29
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.
Most Known For
A Fistful of Dollars
as Piripero
For a Few Dollars More
as Old Prophet
Der Seelenbräu
The Model Boy
as Dienstmann
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
as Ypsilon
Das Ferienkind
as Kegelbruder
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
as Biangetti, Portier
Die Verjüngungskur
as Vinzenz
Valentins Sündenfall
as Blasius Rogner
Christine
as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Conquerors of Arkansas
as Fishbury
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
as Buddy
The White Horse Inn
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
as Blümel
Frühling auf dem Eis
as Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
The White Horse Inn
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
as Großvater Gassl
Child of the Danube
as Christoph
Im schwarzen Rössl
as Franz Joseph, Portier
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
as Renter