Born in Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] — Feb 21 1889• Died Aug 29 1966

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 i…
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Old Prophet

Piripero

Theo's Landlord (uncredited)

Fishbury


Frosch


Buddy

Dienstmann

Briefträger

Christoph

Tankwart

Stieglbauer

Barbuccio

Franz Joseph, Portier

Renter

Franz Lechner

Onkel Tobias

Josef Kramer

Oberst Wedel

Wiebel


Draxltoni


Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)

Janek, Offiziersdiener

Sebastian Holl

Großvater Gassl

Der alte Windischgruber

(unconfirmed)


Hotelportier

Petiti
Vinzenz


Postman

Biangetti, Portier

Praxl

Blümel

Kegelbruder

Älterer Saaldiener

Parkwächter

Friedensrichter

Ypsilon

der alte Zirbel

Zulassungsbeamter

Heinz Falkenhayn

Ferdinand Hauderer

Amtsdiener



Briefträger Seppl

Alois Rinnerthaler

Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher

Blasius Rogner


Adalbert Kürenberg