
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.

as Old Prophet

as Buddy

as Zulassungsbeamter

as Sebastian Holl

as Fishbury

as Piripero

as Dienstmann

as Tankwart

as der alte Zirbel

as Franz Joseph, Portier

as Renter

as Friedensrichter

as Oberst Wedel

as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)

as Onkel Tobias

as Franz Lechner

as Blümel

as Draxltoni

as Praxl

as Älterer Saaldiener

as Josef Kramer

as Stieglbauer

as Alois Rinnerthaler

as Großvater Gassl

as Ypsilon

as Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher

as Wiebel

as Janek, Offiziersdiener

as Barbuccio

as Hotelportier

as (unconfirmed)

as Briefträger Seppl

as Petiti

as Blasius Rogner

as Heinz Falkenhayn

as Adalbert Kürenberg

as Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)

as Ferdinand Hauderer

as Biangetti, Portier

as Vinzenz

as Christoph

as Briefträger

as Der alte Windischgruber

as Frosch

as Parkwächter

as Postman

as Kegelbruder

as Amtsdiener

as Mann vom Gemeinderat