Joseph Egger

Joseph Egger
File:JosephEggerGBU.jpg Joseph Egger as the Prophet in For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Born	(1889-02-22)22 February 1889 Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary
Died	29 August 1966(1966-08-29) (aged 77) Gablitz, Lower Austria
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1907–1966

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.

Biography

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 mans 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 For a Few Dollars More (1965).

Personal life

Joseph Egger was married and had three sons. He worked as an actor until his death.

Selected filmography

• Love is Duty Free (1941)
• Schrammeln (1944)
• Die Fledermaus (1946)
• Wedding Night In Paradise (1950)
• The Mine Foreman (1952)
• Dark Clouds Over the Dachstein (1953)
• A Night in Venice (1953)
• Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel (1954)
• Swelling Melodies (1955)
• The Old Forester House (1956)
• Der schönste Tag meines Lebens (1957)
• Mikosch of the Secret Service (1959)
• Der Musterknabe (1963)
• A Fistful of Dollars (1964) - Piripero
• Massacre at Marble City (1964)
• Black Eagle of Santa Fe (1965)
• For a Few Dollars More (1965) - Old Prophet

External links

• Joseph Egger at IMDb