Joseph Egger
Born February 21, 1889 (Age: 137)
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Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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.
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
For a Few Dollars More
1965
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as Old Prophet
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Age: 76
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
1965
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as Buddy
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Age: 76
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
1965
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as Zulassungsbeamter
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Age: 76
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
1964
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as Sebastian Holl
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Age: 75
Conquerors of Arkansas
1964
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as Fishbury
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Age: 75
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
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as Piripero
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Age: 75
The Model Boy
1963
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as Dienstmann
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Age: 74
Das haben die Mädchen gern
1963
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as Tankwart
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Age: 73
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
1962
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as der alte Zirbel
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Age: 73
Im schwarzen Rössl
1961
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as Franz Joseph, Portier
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Age: 72
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
1961
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as Renter
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Age: 72
The White Horse Inn
1960
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as
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Age: 71
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
1960
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as Friedensrichter
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Age: 71
Mikosch of the Secret Service
1959
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as Oberst Wedel
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Age: 70
Christine
1958
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as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
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Age: 69
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
1958
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as Onkel Tobias
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Age: 69
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
1958
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as Franz Lechner
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Age: 69
Das alte Försterhaus
1956
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as Josef Kramer
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Age: 67
Wo die Lerche singt
1956
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as Stieglbauer
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Age: 67
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
1956
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as Alois Rinnerthaler
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Age: 67
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
1956
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as Großvater Gassl
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Age: 67
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
1956
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as Ypsilon
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Age: 67
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
1956
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as Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
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Age: 66
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955
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as
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Age: 66
Rauschende Melodien
1955
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as
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Age: 66
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
1954
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as Wiebel
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Age: 65
Melody Beyond Love
1954
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as
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Age: 65
Die Perle von Tokay
1954
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as Janek, Offiziersdiener
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Age: 64
Eine Nacht in Venedig
1953
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as Barbuccio
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Age: 64
Das singende Hotel
1953
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as Hotelportier
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Age: 64
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1950
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as Biangetti, Portier
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Age: 61
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Die Verjüngungskur
1950
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as Vinzenz
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Age: 61
Child of the Danube
1950
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as Christoph
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Age: 61
Der Seelenbräu
1950
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as
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Age: 61