Joseph Egger

Joseph Egger (22 February 1889 – 29 August 1966) was an Austrian character actor of western films. 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 many western movies including the first two films of the "Dollars Trilogy" directed by Sergio Leone, A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965), shortly before his death.

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Birth dateFebruary 22, 1889
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Styria , Donawitz
Date of deathAugust 29, 1966
Place of death
Gablitz , Lower Austria

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