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Joseph Egger
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DramaA Fistful of Dollars
WesternFor a Few Dollars More
WesternFor a Few Dollars More
- DramaDer schönste Tag meines Lebens
ComedyDer Hofrat Geiger
- MusicGruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
- ComedySooo nicht, meine Herren
- ComedyDas alte Försterhaus
ComedyWehe, wenn sie losgelassen
- ComedyDie Wirtin an der Lahn
- movieEin Ferienbett mit 100 PS
- ComedyDie Wirtin von Maria Wörth
- ComedyLiebe, Sommer und Musik
ComedyIm schwarzen Rössl
- RomanceDie Perle von Tokay
- ComedyLifeguard in the women's bathroom
- ComedyWo die Lerche singt
- ComedyHochzeit im Heu
- movieThe White Horse Inn
- ComedyDas Ferienkind
ComedyLiebesgrüße aus Tirol
- ComedyColumbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
- ComedyWeißer Holunder
ComedyDie Fischerin vom Bodensee
ComedyEine Nacht in Venedig
- ComedyThe Model Boy
- ComedyHochzeitsnacht im Paradies
- ComedyVater macht Karriere
- MusicTanze mit mir in den Morgen
- ComedyDie Fledermaus
- MusicRauschende Melodien
- DramaVerklungenes Wien
- ComedyTanz ins Glück
- CrimeDas Erbe vom Pruggerhof
- Comedy… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
ComedyDer Herr Kanzleirat
- ComedyDas singende Hotel
WesternConquerors of Arkansas
- DramaDer Seelenbräu
WesternBlack Eagle of Santa Fe
- ComedyMikosch im Geheimdienst
- RomanceSeesterne
- ComedyIn Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
ComedyTrip Acquaintance
- RomanceSiebenmal in der Woche
ComedyFrühling auf dem Eis
DramaChristine
- ComedyHoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
ComedyThe White Horse Inn
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Joseph Egger
Actor
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).
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- Place of Birth
- Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- Known Credits
- 48