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name: "Joseph Egger"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 February 1889"
died: "29 August 1966"
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# Joseph Egger

Actor. Born 21 February 1889 in Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. Died 29 August 1966.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 February 1889, Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- **Died:** 29 August 1966
- **Also known as:** Йозеф Эггер, Josef Egger

## Biography

Joseph Egger, also credited as Josef Egger, was an Austrian character actor. He began his stage career at the age of 18 at the theatre in Leoben and later appeared at the Raimund Theater in Vienna and the Deutsches Theater in Munich. He was also a music hall comedian known for tricks with his beard.

Egger appeared in 76 films between 1935 and 1965, specialising in eccentric old men in supporting roles. During the 1950s he took comedic parts in numerous Austrian Heimatfilms. His final film appearances were as Piripero in *A Fistful of Dollars* (1964) and the Old Prophet in *For a Few Dollars More* (1965).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *For a Few Dollars More* (1965), Fi1m 85, as Old Prophet — [page](https://film.one/film/for-a-few-dollars-more.md)

## Also known for

- *A Fistful of Dollars* (1964), Piripero
- *Christine* (1958), Theo's Landlord (uncredited)

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