Joseph Egger

Joseph Egger

Born: February 21, 1889
Died: August 29, 1966
in 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 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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For a Few Dollars More
Title: For a Few Dollars More
Character: Old Prophet
Released: December 18, 1965
Type: Movie
Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.
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Black Eagle of Santa Fe
Title: Black Eagle of Santa Fe
Character: Buddy
Released: March 11, 1965
Type: Movie
When Comanches go on the warpath, settlers take refuge in Ft. Eagle Rock commanded by Capt. Jackson. Undercover agent Cliff McPherson arrives at the undermanned fort to lend advice and support. He learns that the Comanches have been stirred up by local rancher Morton who wants to take control of the oil under the Indians' reservation.
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Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
Title: Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
Character: Zulassungsbeamter
Released: February 26, 1965
Type: Movie
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Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
Title: Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
Character: Sebastian Holl
Released: December 25, 1964
Type: Movie
Dr. Stefan Burger wants to take over the management of a home for children. Together with Rena he gets involved in a small scam.
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Conquerors of Arkansas
Title: Conquerors of Arkansas
Character: Fishbury
Released: November 19, 1964
Type: Movie
Based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, the film, set entirely in the state of Arkansas, tells of the conflict of interests between the local townspeople and homesteaders on the surrounding land, miners arriving during the gold rush, cowboys and cattle thieves who cause problems in the area, and the native tribes of the region. Two adventurers arrive in town and try to restore peace to it and its inhabitants.
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A Fistful of Dollars
Title: A Fistful of Dollars
Character: Piripero
Released: September 12, 1964
Type: Movie
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
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The Model Boy
Title: The Model Boy
Character: Dienstmann
Released: May 17, 1963
Type: Movie
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Das haben die Mädchen gern
Title: Das haben die Mädchen gern
Character: Tankwart
Released: January 23, 1963
Type: Movie
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Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
Title: Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
Character: der alte Zirbel
Released: August 12, 1962
Type: Movie
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Im schwarzen Rössl
Title: Im schwarzen Rössl
Character: Franz Joseph, Portier
Released: December 22, 1961
Type: Movie
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… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
Title: … und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
Character: Renter
Released: July 5, 1961
Type: Movie
Instead of attending seminars and lectures at the University of World Trade, Peter Baumann prefers to work exclusively in the student orchestra. With his friends Hans, Tommy, Udo, Gus and Max, he tries so far in vain to get a recording contract or at least an audition in the Wiener Stadthalle.
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The White Horse Inn
Title: The White Horse Inn
Released: December 20, 1960
Type: Movie
Leopold, head waiter at the "Weißen Rössl" (White Horse Inn), is secretly in love with the owner of the restaurant, Josepha. But she's only interested in the lawyer Dr. Siedler. Jealous, Leopold comes up with a plan to gain Josepha's attention.
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Sooo nicht, meine Herren
Title: Sooo nicht, meine Herren
Character: Friedensrichter
Released: October 17, 1960
Type: Movie
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Mikosch im Geheimdienst
Title: Mikosch im Geheimdienst
Character: Oberst Wedel
Released: February 27, 1959
Type: Movie
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Christine
Title: Christine
Character: Theo's Landlord (uncredited)
Released: December 19, 1958
Type: Movie
Vienna, 1906. A passionate love story develops between Franz Lobheiner and the young Christine. Lobheiner is, however, currently seeing the married Baroness von Eggersdorf. Upon learning of his wife's infidelity, the Baron von Eggersdorf provokes a duel with Lobheiner. But the former is no longer a real threat to the Baron. Lobheiner is now passionately in love with Christine. How will this love quartet end?
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Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
Title: Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen
Character: Onkel Tobias
Released: October 1, 1958
Type: Movie
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Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
Title: Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch
Character: Franz Lechner
Released: September 19, 1958
Type: Movie
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Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
Title: Der schönste Tag meines Lebens
Character: Blümel
Released: September 27, 1957
Type: Movie
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Weißer Holunder
Title: Weißer Holunder
Character: Draxltoni
Released: August 29, 1957
Type: Movie
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Siebenmal in der Woche
Title: Siebenmal in der Woche
Character: Praxl
Released: August 9, 1957
Type: Movie
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Vater macht Karriere
Title: Vater macht Karriere
Character: Älterer Saaldiener
Released: February 26, 1957
Type: Movie
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Das alte Försterhaus
Title: Das alte Försterhaus
Character: Josef Kramer
Released: December 21, 1956
Type: Movie
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Wo die Lerche singt
Title: Wo die Lerche singt
Character: Stieglbauer
Released: November 29, 1956
Type: Movie
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Liebe, Sommer und Musik
Title: Liebe, Sommer und Musik
Character: Alois Rinnerthaler
Released: October 10, 1956
Type: Movie
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Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
Title: Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
Character: Großvater Gassl
Released: July 24, 1956
Type: Movie
Maria lives with her grandfather in a secluded fishing hut on Lake Constance where they barely survive on what the fishing grounds provide. The daughters from next door make things worse by scaring away the fish with their motorboat. But Hans, the son of a rich family, falls in love with Maria and tries to help her, although she is unsure if he can be trusted.
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Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
Title: Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
Character: Ypsilon
Released: March 15, 1956
Type: Movie
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Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
Title: Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof
Character: Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
Released: February 1, 1956
Type: Movie
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Die Wirtin an der Lahn
Title: Die Wirtin an der Lahn
Released: September 19, 1955
Type: Movie
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Rauschende Melodien
Title: Rauschende Melodien
Released: May 19, 1955
Type: Movie
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Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
Title: Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
Character: Wiebel
Released: August 9, 1954
Type: Movie
Two GIs haven fallen in love with "Fräuleins", decide to stay in Germany and open a typically American drugstore in the center of the small town where their girlfriends live.
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Melody Beyond Love
Title: Melody Beyond Love
Released: July 14, 1954
Type: Movie
Marlene Roedern is a student at the Salzburg Mozarteum, as is her boyfriend, Hans Hellmer, a promising conductor. Strothoff, a government cultural representative, engages Hans to conduct at Hamburg. While in Salzburg, Strothoff meets Marlene, who works as a tourist guide in order to pay her tuition fees. He hires her for an all-night tour of the city. She becomes infatuated with him and he with her. Hans is not happy about this.
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Die Perle von Tokay
Title: Die Perle von Tokay
Character: Janek, Offiziersdiener
Released: February 5, 1954
Type: Movie
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Eine Nacht in Venedig
Title: Eine Nacht in Venedig
Character: Barbuccio
Released: August 14, 1953
Type: Movie
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Das singende Hotel
Title: Das singende Hotel
Character: Hotelportier
Released: July 29, 1953
Type: Movie
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Seesterne
Title: Seesterne
Character: (unconfirmed)
Released: December 23, 1952
Type: Movie
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Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
Title: Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth
Character: Briefträger Seppl
Released: November 28, 1952
Type: Movie
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In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
Title: In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
Character: Petiti
Released: January 21, 1952
Type: Movie
Berlin tongue encounters Munich lifestyle. A comedy around Oktoberfest. Movies, FRG, 1951 Fita Benkhoff, Paul Kemp, Liesl Karlstadt, etc. A Berlin producer of nerve healing, vitamin-enriched and expanding its life-prolonging lemonade stand in front of all the Schottenhammel at the Oktoberfest on - under the slogan helps Berlin Munich: an intolerable provocation. And then come the Saxons ... Turbulent comedy about beer, Oktoberfest and a lot of originals from Germany!
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Valentins Sündenfall
Title: Valentins Sündenfall
Character: Blasius Rogner
Released: November 30, 1951
Type: Movie
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Tanz ins Glück
Title: Tanz ins Glück
Character: Heinz Falkenhayn
Released: October 19, 1951
Type: Movie
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Verklungenes Wien
Title: Verklungenes Wien
Released: August 28, 1951
Type: Movie
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Das Herz einer Frau
Title: Das Herz einer Frau
Released: August 17, 1951
Type: Movie
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Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
Title: Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
Character: Adalbert Kürenberg
Released: February 20, 1951
Type: Movie
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Frühling auf dem Eis
Title: Frühling auf dem Eis
Character: Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)
Released: February 10, 1951
Type: Movie
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Hochzeit im Heu
Title: Hochzeit im Heu
Character: Ferdinand Hauderer
Released: January 11, 1951
Type: Movie
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Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Title: Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Character: Biangetti, Portier
Released: October 23, 1950
Type: Movie
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Die Verjüngungskur
Title: Die Verjüngungskur
Character: Vinzenz
Released: July 13, 1950
Type: Movie
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Der Seelenbräu
Title: Der Seelenbräu
Released: April 14, 1950
Type: Movie
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Der Herr Kanzleirat
Title: Der Herr Kanzleirat
Character: Briefträger
Released: May 21, 1948
Type: Movie
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Der Hofrat Geiger
Title: Der Hofrat Geiger
Character: Der alte Windischgruber
Released: December 17, 1947
Type: Movie
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Die Fledermaus
Title: Die Fledermaus
Character: Frosch
Released: August 16, 1946
Type: Movie
Produced in 1944, finished and released in 1946.
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Musik in Salzburg
Title: Musik in Salzburg
Character: Parkwächter
Released: September 8, 1944
Type: Movie
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Trip Acquaintance
Title: Trip Acquaintance
Character: Postman
Released: October 7, 1943
Type: Movie
A nervous private investigator, his bumbling boss, a woman in love, 10,000 Reichsmark and two reversed cases. A crime comedy directed by E. W. Emo.
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Das Ferienkind
Title: Das Ferienkind
Character: Kegelbruder
Released: April 22, 1943
Type: Movie
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The White Horse Inn
Title: The White Horse Inn
Released: December 6, 1935
Type: Movie
Im weißen Rößl (English title: White Horse Inn or The White Horse Inn) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria. It is about the head waiter of the White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang who is desperately in love with the owner of the inn, a resolute young woman who at first only has eyes for one of her regular guests.