Acting
Joseph Egger
Joseph Egger è nato il 21 febbraio 1889. Joseph Egger è morto/a il 29 agosto 1966 all’età di 77 anni.
- Nascita
- 21 febbraio 1889
- Luogo di nascita
- Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- Morte
- 29 agosto 1966 (77 anni)
Biografia
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.
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.
Filmografia
Domande frequenti
Quando è nato Joseph Egger?
Joseph Egger è nato il 21 febbraio 1889. (Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria])
Quanti anni ha Joseph Egger?
Joseph Egger è morto/a il 29 agosto 1966 all’età di 77 anni.
Aggiornato il 29 ottobre 2026 ·