
Joseph Egger
Known for ActingBorn 1889-02-21Died 1966-08-29Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
1956 · Movie
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Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
1954 · Movie
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Seesterne
1952 · Movie
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Die Fledermaus
1946 · Movie
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For a Few Dollars More
1965 · Movie
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Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955 · Movie
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Rauschende Melodien
1955 · Movie
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Verklungenes Wien
1951 · Movie
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Valentins Sündenfall
1951 · Movie
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Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1950 · Movie
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Der Herr Kanzleirat
1948 · Movie
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A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Movie
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Musik in Salzburg
1944 · Movie
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Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
1951 · Movie
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Siebenmal in der Woche
1957 · Movie
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Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957 · Movie
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Wo die Lerche singt
1956 · Movie
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Der Hofrat Geiger
1947 · Movie
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Im schwarzen Rössl
1961 · Movie
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In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
1952 · Movie
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Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
1964 · Movie
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Sooo nicht, meine Herren
1960 · Movie
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Weißer Holunder
1957 · Movie
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Vater macht Karriere
1957 · Movie
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Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
1956 · Movie
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Die Perle von Tokay
1954 · Movie
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Das singende Hotel
1953 · Movie
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Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
1952 · Movie
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Hochzeit im Heu
1951 · Movie
Die Verjüngungskur
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Die Verjüngungskur
1950 · Movie
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Der Seelenbräu
1950 · Movie
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The White Horse Inn
1935 · Movie
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The White Horse Inn
1960 · Movie
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Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
1957 · Movie
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Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
1956 · Movie
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Das Ferienkind
1943 · Movie
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Child of the Danube
1950 · Movie
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Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
1958 · Movie
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Liebe, Sommer und Musik
1956 · Movie
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Melody Beyond Love
1954 · Movie
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Frühling auf dem Eis
1951 · Movie
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… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
1961 · Movie
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Mikosch of the Secret Service
1959 · Movie
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Christine
1958 · Movie
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Black Eagle of Santa Fe
1965 · Movie
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Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
1962 · Movie
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Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
1958 · Movie
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Eine Nacht in Venedig
1953 · Movie