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Joseph Egger

Joseph Egger

Acting

Basic Information

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Birth Date

February 21, 1889(137 yrs)

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Birth Place

Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

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Nationality

American

Summary

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