Joseph Egger
Known for: Acting
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
Film
For a Few Dollars More
Old Prophet
1965
Film
A Fistful of Dollars
Piripero
1964
Film
Christine
Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
1958
Film
Die Fledermaus
Frosch
1946
Film
Seesterne
(unconfirmed)
1952
Film
Der Seelenbräu
1950
Film
The White Horse Inn
1960
Film
Verklungenes Wien
1951
Film
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
Buddy
1965
Film
Valentins Sündenfall
Blasius Rogner
1951
Film
Weißer Holunder
Draxltoni
1957
Die Verjüngungskur
Vinzenz
1950
Film
Im schwarzen Rössl
Franz Joseph, Portier
1961
Film
Das haben die Mädchen gern
Tankwart
1963
Film
Trip Acquaintance
Postman
1943
Film
Conquerors of Arkansas
Fishbury
1964
Film
In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
Petiti
1952
Film
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
1956
Film
Child of the Danube
Christoph
1950
Film
Das Ferienkind
Kegelbruder
1943
Film
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
Franz Lechner
1958
Film
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957
Film
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
Onkel Tobias
1958
Film
The White Horse Inn
1935
Film
Der Herr Kanzleirat
Briefträger
1948
Film
Das Herz einer Frau
1951
Film
Melody Beyond Love
1954
Film
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
der alte Zirbel
1962
Film
Siebenmal in der Woche
Praxl
1957
Film
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
Blümel
1957
Film
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Biangetti, Portier
1950
Film
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
Adalbert Kürenberg
1951
Film
Girl's Dormitory
1936
Film
Mikosch of the Secret Service
Oberst Wedel
1959
Film
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
Alois Rinnerthaler
1956
Film
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
Großvater Gassl
1956
Film
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
Briefträger Seppl
1952
Film
Der Hofrat Geiger
Der alte Windischgruber
1947
Film
Frühling auf dem Eis
Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
1951
Film
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
Sebastian Holl
1964
Film
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
Wiebel
1954
Film
Vater macht Karriere
Älterer Saaldiener
1957
Film
Hochzeit im Heu
Ferdinand Hauderer
1951
Film
Eine Nacht in Venedig
Barbuccio
1953
Film
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
Renter
1961
Film
Das singende Hotel
Hotelportier
1953
Film
The Model Boy
Dienstmann
1963
Film
Tanz ins Glück
Heinz Falkenhayn
1951
Film
Musik in Salzburg
Parkwächter
1944
Film
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
Zulassungsbeamter
1965
Film
Rauschende Melodien
1955
Film
Das alte Försterhaus
Josef Kramer
1956
Film
Die Perle von Tokay
Janek, Offiziersdiener
1954
Film
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
Ypsilon
1956
Film
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
Friedensrichter
1960
Film
Liebe ist zollfrei
Amtsdiener
1941
Judgement Day
Mann vom Gemeinderat
1940
Film
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955
Film
Die goldene Fessel
1944
Film
Wo die Lerche singt
Stieglbauer
1956