Joseph Egger

Austrian actor (1889–1966)

Joseph Egger
Joseph Egger as the undertaker Piripero in A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
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 (22 February 1889 – 29 August 1966; also spelled Josef Egger) 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 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 Prophet in his final film appearance For a Few Dollars More (1965).^[1]

Personal life

Joseph Egger was married and had three sons. He worked as an actor until his death in 1966 at the age of 77.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Im weißen Rößl (1935)
Der König lächelt – Paris lacht (1936)
Mädchenpensionat (1936)
Das jüngste Gericht (1940)
Love is Duty Free (1941)
Reisebekanntschaft (1943) – Postbote
Black on White (1943) – Man on Public Park Bench Calling for His Dog (uncredited)
Schrammeln (1944) – Pfändungsbeamter
Die goldene Fessel (1944)
Music in Salzburg (1944) – Parkwächter
Die Fledermaus (1946) – Frosch The Jailer
Der Hofrat Geiger (1947) – Der alte Windischgruber
Der Herr Kanzleirat (1948) – Briefträger
Die Verjüngungskur (1948) – Vinzenz, Vater von Hinterhuber
Der Seelenbräu [de] (1950)
Child of the Danube (1950) – Christoph
No Sin on the Alpine Pastures (1950) – Der Großvater
Wedding Night In Paradise (1950) – Biangetti, Portier
Gruß und Kuß aus der Wachau (1950) – Adalbert Kürenberg
Wedding in the Hay (1951) – Ferdinand Hauderer
Spring on Ice (1951) – Ober im Weinlokal
Der Fünfminutenvater (1951) – Gendarm
Verklungenes Wien [de] (1951)
Das Herz einer Frau [de] (1951)
Eva erbt das Paradies... ein Abenteuer im Salzkammergut (1951) – Alois Wegrichter
Dance Into Happiness (1951) – Heinz Falkenhayn
The Fall of Valentin (1951) – Blasius Rogner
In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus (1951) – Petiti
The Mine Foreman (1952) – Praxmarer, Obersteiger aus Hallstatt
The Landlady of Maria Wörth (1952) – Briefträger Seppl
Starfish (1952)
Dark Clouds Over the Dachstein (1953)
The Singing Hotel (1953) – Wurmser, Hotelportier
A Night in Venice (1953) – Barbuccio
Die Perle von Tokay (1954) – Janek, Offiziersdiener
Consul Strotthoff (1954)
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel (1954)
Swelling Melodies (1955) – Gefängniswärter Frosch
The Inn on the Lahn (1955) – Zimperl
Royal Hunt in Ischl (1955)
Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof (1956) – Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher
Bademeister Spargel (1956) – Ypsilon
Die gestohlene Hose (1956)
Love, Summer and Music (1956)
Die Fischerin vom Bodensee (1956) – Großvater Grassl
Liebe, Sommer und Musik (1956) – Alois Rinnerthaler, der großvater
Where the Lark Sings [de] (1956) – Stieglbauer
Sissi – The Young Empress (1956) – Ceremony Master Nepalek
The Old Forester House (1956) – Josef Kramer
Vater macht Karriere [de] (1957) – Älterer Saaldiener
Hoch droben auf dem Berg (1957) – Joseph Hinteregger
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell (1957) – (uncredited)
Siebenmal in der Woche (1957) – Praxl
Weißer Holunder (1957) – Draxltoni
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens (1957) – Blümel
Heimweh … dort, wo die Blumen blühn (1957) – Josef
Almenrausch and Edelweiss (1957) – Förster Fenninger
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch [de] (1958) – Franz Lechner, Franzis Großvater
When She Starts, Look Out (1958) – Onkel Tobias
Christine (1958) – (uncredited)
Mikosch of the Secret Service (1959) – Oberst Wedel – Geheimdienst-Chef
Sooo nicht, meine Herren! (1960) – Friedensrichter
Hohe Tannen (1960)
The White Horse Inn (1960) – (uncredited)
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier [de] (1961)
Im schwarzen Rößl [de] (1961) – Franz Joseph, Portier
Forever My Love (1962) – (uncredited)
Dance with Me Into the Morning (1962) – Kapitän Zebel
Die lustigen Vagabunden (1962) – Tankwart Fuchsteufel
The Model Boy (1963) – Dienstmann
Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau (1964) – Gutschober
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) – Piripero
Massacre at Marble City (1964) – Fishbury
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol (1964) – Onkel Sebastian Holl
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS (1965) – Zulassungsbeamter
Black Eagle of Santa Fe (1965) – Buddy
For a Few Dollars More (1965) – Old Prophet (final film role)