Person Details

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Aliases: Йозеф Эггер , Josef Egger

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

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Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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 Famous Work

A Fistful of Dollars
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8

A Fistful of Dollars

(1964) Piripero
For a Few Dollars More
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8

For a Few Dollars More

(1965) Old Prophet
Christine
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6

Christine

(1958) Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Conquerors of Arkansas
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5

Conquerors of Arkansas

(1964) Fishbury
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
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6
Black Eagle Of Santa Fe
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6
Die Perle von Tokay
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0

Die Perle von Tokay

(1954) Janek, Offiziersdiener
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
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2

Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS

(1965) Zulassungsbeamter

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1965 Old Prophet
Buddy
Zulassungsbeamter
1964 Sebastian Holl
Fishbury
Piripero
1963 Dienstmann
Tankwart
1962 der alte Zirbel
1961 Franz Joseph, Portier
Renter
1960 N/A
Friedensrichter
1959 Oberst Wedel
1958 Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Onkel Tobias
Franz Lechner
1957 Blümel
Draxltoni
Praxl
Älterer Saaldiener
1956 Josef Kramer
Stieglbauer
Alois Rinnerthaler
Großvater Gassl
Ypsilon
Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
1955 N/A
N/A
1954 Wiebel
N/A
Janek, Offiziersdiener
1953 Barbuccio
Hotelportier
1952 (unconfirmed)
Briefträger Seppl
Petiti
1951 Blasius Rogner
Heinz Falkenhayn
N/A
N/A
Adalbert Kürenberg
Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
Ferdinand Hauderer
1950 Biangetti, Portier
Vinzenz
N/A
1948 Briefträger
1947 Der alte Windischgruber
1946 Frosch
1944 Parkwächter
1943 Postman
Kegelbruder
1935 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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