Joseph Egger

Joseph Egger

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1889-02-21
Place of Birth: Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Also Known As: Йозеф Эггер, Josef Egger

Movies List of Joseph Egger

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Weißer Holunder

1957 Movie
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The White Horse Inn

1960 Movie
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Der Herr Kanzleirat

1948 Movie
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Der Seelenbräu

1950 Movie
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The Model Boy

1963 Movie
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Im schwarzen Rössl

1961 Movie
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Der Hofrat Geiger

1947 Movie
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Das alte Försterhaus

1956 Movie
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Vater macht Karriere

1957 Movie
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Tanz ins Glück

1951 Movie
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Trip Acquaintance

1943 Movie
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Die Perle von Tokay

1954 Movie
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Hochzeit im Heu

1951 Movie
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Eine Nacht in Venedig

1953 Movie
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The White Horse Inn

1935 Movie
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Verklungenes Wien

1951 Movie
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Wo die Lerche singt

1956 Movie
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Das Ferienkind

1943 Movie
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Das singende Hotel

1953 Movie
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Die Fledermaus

1946 Movie
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Valentins Sündenfall

1951 Movie
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Die Verjüngungskur

1950 Movie
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Musik in Salzburg

1944 Movie
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Melody Beyond Love

1954 Movie
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A Fistful of Dollars

1964 Movie
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Rauschende Melodien

1955 Movie
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Frühling auf dem Eis

1951 Movie
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Das Herz einer Frau

1951 Movie
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Seesterne

1952 Movie
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Christine

1958 Movie