
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.

A Fistful of Dollars
MOVIE • 1964

For a Few Dollars More
MOVIE • 1965

The White Horse Inn
MOVIE • 1960

The Model Boy
MOVIE • 1963

Christine
MOVIE • 1958

Der Seelenbräu
MOVIE • 1950

Frühling auf dem Eis
MOVIE • 1951

Wo die Lerche singt
MOVIE • 1956

Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
MOVIE • 1957

Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
MOVIE • 1956

Das Ferienkind
MOVIE • 1943

Eine Nacht in Venedig
MOVIE • 1953

Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
MOVIE • 1958

Das alte Försterhaus
MOVIE • 1956

Conquerors of Arkansas
MOVIE • 1964

Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
MOVIE • 1956

Im schwarzen Rössl
MOVIE • 1961

In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
MOVIE • 1952