Joseph Egger
Actor
Born February 21, 1889 in Donawitz, 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).
Filmography
For a Few Dollars More
Old Prophet
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
Buddy
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
Zulassungsbeamter
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
Sebastian Holl
Conquerors of Arkansas
Fishbury
A Fistful of Dollars
Piripero
The Model Boy
Dienstmann
Das haben die Mädchen gern
Tankwart
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
der alte Zirbel
Im schwarzen Rössl
Franz Joseph, Portier
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
Renter
The White Horse Inn
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
Friedensrichter
Mikosch of the Secret Service
Oberst Wedel
Christine
Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
Onkel Tobias
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
Franz Lechner
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
Blümel
Weißer Holunder
Draxltoni
Siebenmal in der Woche
Praxl
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
Vater macht Karriere
Älterer Saaldiener
Das alte Försterhaus
Josef Kramer
Wo die Lerche singt
Stieglbauer
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
Alois Rinnerthaler
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
Großvater Gassl
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
Ypsilon
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
Rauschende Melodien
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
Wiebel
Melody Beyond Love
Die Perle von Tokay
Janek, Offiziersdiener
Eine Nacht in Venedig
Barbuccio
Das singende Hotel
Hotelportier
Seesterne
(unconfirmed)
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
Briefträger Seppl
In Munich Stands a Hofbäuhaus
Petiti
Valentins Sündenfall
Blasius Rogner
Tanz ins Glück
Heinz Falkenhayn
Verklungenes Wien
Das Herz einer Frau
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
Adalbert Kürenberg
Frühling auf dem Eis
Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
Hochzeit im Heu
Ferdinand Hauderer
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Biangetti, Portier
Child of the Danube
Christoph
Der Seelenbräu
Der Herr Kanzleirat
Briefträger
Der Hofrat Geiger
Der alte Windischgruber
Die Fledermaus
Frosch
Musik in Salzburg
Parkwächter
Die goldene Fessel
Trip Acquaintance
Postman
Das Ferienkind
Kegelbruder
Liebe ist zollfrei
Amtsdiener
Girl's Dormitory
The White Horse Inn