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Joseph Egger
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…
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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.
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1965
For a Few Dollars More
Movie Old Prophet
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1965
Black Eagle of Santa Fe
Movie Buddy
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1965
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
Movie Zulassungsbeamter
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1964
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
Movie Sebastian Holl
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1964
Conquerors of Arkansas
Movie Fishbury
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1964
A Fistful of Dollars
Movie Piripero
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1963
The Model Boy
Movie Dienstmann
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1963
Das haben die Mädchen gern
Movie Tankwart
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1962
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
Movie der alte Zirbel
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1961
Im schwarzen Rössl
Movie Franz Joseph, Portier
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1961
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
Movie Renter
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1960
The White Horse Inn
Movie
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1960
Sooo nicht, meine Herren
Movie Friedensrichter
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1959
Mikosch of the Secret Service
Movie Oberst Wedel
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1958
Christine
Movie Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
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1958
Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
Movie Onkel Tobias
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1958
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
Movie Franz Lechner
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1957
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
Movie Blümel
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1957
Weißer Holunder
Movie Draxltoni
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1957
Siebenmal in der Woche
Movie Praxl
- 1957
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1957
Vater macht Karriere
Movie Älterer Saaldiener
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1956
Das alte Försterhaus
Movie Josef Kramer
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1956
Wo die Lerche singt
Movie Stieglbauer
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1956
Liebe, Sommer und Musik
Movie Alois Rinnerthaler
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1956
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
Movie Großvater Gassl
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1956
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
Movie Ypsilon
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1956
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
Movie Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
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1955
Die Wirtin an der Lahn
Movie
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1955
Rauschende Melodien
Movie
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1954
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
Movie Wiebel
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1954
Melody Beyond Love
Movie
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1954
Die Perle von Tokay
Movie Janek, Offiziersdiener
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1953
Eine Nacht in Venedig
Movie Barbuccio
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1953
Das singende Hotel
Movie Hotelportier
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1952
Seesterne
Movie (unconfirmed)
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1952
Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
Movie Briefträger Seppl
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1951
In Munich Stands a Hofbäuhaus
Movie Petiti
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1951
Valentins Sündenfall
Movie Blasius Rogner
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1951
Tanz ins Glück
Movie Heinz Falkenhayn
