Years active 1935–1965 | Name Joseph Egger Role Character actor | |
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Movies A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, Der schonste Tag mein, Der Musterknabe, Almenrausch und Edelweis Similar People Benito Stefanelli, Sieghardt Rupp, Jose Calvo, Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli | ||
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.
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Biography
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 For a Few Dollars More (1965).
Personal life
Joseph Egger was married and had three sons. He worked as an actor until his death.
Filmography
Actor
1965
For a Few Dollars More as
Old Prophet (as Josef Egger)
1965
Black Eagle of Santa Fe as
Buddy (as Josef Egger)
1965
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS as
Zulassungsbeamter
1964
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol as
Onkel Sebastian Holl (as Josef Egger)
1964
Die Goldsucher von Arkansas as
Fishbury
1964
A Fistful of Dollars as
Piripero (as Joe Edger)
1964
Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau as
Severin Gutschober (as Josef Egger)
1963
Der Musterknabe as
Dienstmann (as Josef Egger)
1962
Das haben die Mädchen gern as
Tankwart Fuchsteufel (as Josef Egger)
1962
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen as
Donaukapitän a. D. Ferdinand Zirbel (as Josef Egger)
1962
Forever My Love (uncredited)
1961
Im schwarzen Rössl as
Franz Joseph, Portier
1961
...und du, mein Schatz, bleibst hier as
Fagel
1960
The White Horse Inn (uncredited)
1960
Hohe Tannen as
Köhler
1960
Sooo nicht, meine Herren as
Friedensrichter
1959
Mikosch im Geheimdienst as
Oberst Wedel - Geheimdienst-Chef
1958
Christine as
Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
1958
Wehe wenn sie losgelassen... as
Onkel Tobias (as Josef Egger)
1958
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch as
Franz Lechner, Franzis Großvater (as Josef Egger)
1957
Almenrausch und Edelweiß as
Förster Fenninger
1957
Heimweh... dort wo die Blumen blüh'n as
Josef
1957
Der schönste tag meines lebens as
Blümel
1957
Weißer Holunder as
Draxltoni
1957
Siebenmal in der Woche as
Praxl (as Josef Egger)
1957
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1957
Hoch droben auf dem Berg as
Joseph Hinteregger
1957
Vater macht Karriere as
Älterer Saaldiener (as Josef Egger)
1956
Das alte Försterhaus as
Josef Kramer (as Josef Egger)
1956
Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin as
Ceremony Master Nepalek (as Josef Egger)
1956
Where the Lark Sings as
Stieglbauer (as Josef Egger)
1956
Love, Summer and Music as
Alois Rinnerthaler, der großvater (as Josef Egger)
1956
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee as
Großvater Grassl
1956
Die gestohlene Hose (as Josef Egger)
1956
Bademeister Spargel as
Ypsilon
1956
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof as
Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
1955
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
1955
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
1955
Rauschende Melodien as
Gefängniswärter Frosch
1954
Columbus entdeckt Krähwinkel
1954
Melody Beyond Love
1954
Die Perle von Tokay as
Janek, Offiziersdiener
1953
A Night in Venice as
Barbuccio
1953
Das singende Hotel as
Wurmser, Hotelportier
1953
Wetterleuchten am Dachstein
1952
Seesterne (unconfirmed)
1952
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth as
Briefträger Seppl
1952
Der Obersteiger as
Praxmarer, Obersteiger aus Hallstatt
1951
In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus as
Petiti
1951
Valentins Sündenfall as
Blasius Rogner (as Josef Egger)
1951
Whirled into Happiness as
Heinz Falkenhayn
1951
Eva erbt das Paradies... ein Abenteuer im Salzkammergut as
Alois Wegrichter
1951
Das Herz einer Frau (as Josef Egger)
1951
Verklungenes Wien
1951
Der Fünf-Minuten-Vater as
Gendarm
1951
Frühling auf dem Eis as
Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
1951
Hochzeit im Heu as
Ferdinand Hauderer
1950
Gruß und Kuß aus der Wachau as
Adalbert Kürenberg
1950
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies as
Biangetti, Portier
1950
Auf der Alm, da gibt's ka Sünd' as
Der Großvater
1950
Marika as
Christoph
1950
Der Seelenbräu
1948
Die Verjüngungskur as
Vinzenz, Vater von Hinterhuber (as Josef Egger)
1948
Der Herr Kanzleirat as
Briefträger (as Josef Egger)
1947
Der Hofrat Geiger as
Der alte Windischgruber
1946
Die Fledermaus as
Frosch The Jailer (as Josef Egger)
1944
Musik in Salzburg as
Parkwächter
1944
Die goldene Fessel
1944
Schrammeln as
Pfändungsbeamter (as J. Egger)
1943
Schwarz auf Weiß as
Man on Public Park Bench Calling for His Dog (uncredited)
1943
Reisebekanntschaft as
Postbote
1941
Liebe ist zollfrei
1940
Das jüngste Gericht (as Josef Egger)
1936
Mädchenpensionat
1936
Der König lächelt - Paris lacht
1935
Im weißen Rößl
Soundtrack
1962
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen (performer: "Der Wiener Charme")
Archive Footage
2010
Der ewige Dienstmann - Hans Moser im Porträt (TV Movie documentary) as
Der alte Windischgruber (uncredited)
References
Joseph Egger Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA