Joseph Egger
| Joseph Egger | |
|---|---|
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Joseph Egger as the Prophet in For a Few Dollars More (1965) | |
| Born |
22 February 1889 Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died |
29 August 1966 (aged 77) Gablitz, Lower Austria |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1965 |
Joseph Egger, also known as Josef Egger, (22 February 1889 – 29 August 1966) was an Austrian character actor of western films.[1]
Besides acting he was a well-known music hall comedian, and he was famous for doing "tricks" with his beard.
He appeared as a character actor in western films including the first two films of the "Dollars Trilogy" directed by Sergio Leone, A Fistful of Dollars[1] (1964) and For a Few Dollars More[1] (1965), shortly before his death.
Selected filmography
- Love is Duty Free (1941)
- Schrammeln (1944)
- The Mine Foreman (1952)
- A Night in Venice (1953)
- Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel (1954)
- Der schönste Tag meines Lebens (1957)
- Mikosch of the Secret Service (1959)
- Der Musterknabe (1963)
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
- Die Goldsucher von Arkansas (1964)
- Black Eagle of Santa Fe (1965)
- For a Few Dollars More (1965)
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