Joseph Egger

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 18yearold 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 wellknown 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 coffinbuilder 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 CCBYSA 30