Joseph Egger

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-02-21 (77 years old)

Deathday

1966-08-29

Place of Birth

Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Joseph Egger

Biography

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 in supporting roles. During the 1950s, he appeared in comedic roles in numerous Austrian He...

Acting

1957

Weißer Holunder

as Draxltoni

1948

Der Herr Kanzleirat

as Briefträger

1958

1963

The Model Boy

as Dienstmann

1961

Im schwarzen Rössl

as Franz Joseph, Portier

1964

Liebesgrüße aus Tirol

as Sebastian Holl

1947

Der Hofrat Geiger

as Der alte Windischgruber

1956

Das alte Försterhaus

as Josef Kramer

1965

Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS

as Zulassungsbeamter

1956

Das Erbe vom Pruggerhof

as Kerstl, Pruggers Kutscher

1962

Tanze mit mir in den Morgen

as der alte Zirbel

1952

Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth

as Briefträger Seppl

1957

Vater macht Karriere

as Älterer Saaldiener

1951

Tanz ins Glück

as Heinz Falkenhayn

1950

Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies

as Biangetti, Portier

1943

1954

Die Perle von Tokay

as Janek, Offiziersdiener

1951

Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau

as Adalbert Kürenberg

1951

Hochzeit im Heu

as Ferdinand Hauderer

1953

1956

Wo die Lerche singt

as Stieglbauer

1956

Liebe, Sommer und Musik

as Alois Rinnerthaler

1960

Sooo nicht, meine Herren

as Friedensrichter

1964

1958

1956

Die Fischerin vom Bodensee

as Großvater Gassl

1953

Das singende Hotel

as Hotelportier

1946

1943

Das Ferienkind

as Kegelbruder

1951

Valentins Sündenfall

as Blasius Rogner

1950

1944

Musik in Salzburg

as Parkwächter

1964

1965

1951

Frühling auf dem Eis

as Ober im Weinlokal (as Josef Egger)

1952

Seesterne

as (unconfirmed)

1958

Christine

as Theo's Landlord (uncredited)

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