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- Died
- Josef Berger was born on March 9, 1876 in München, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Gehetzte Frauen (1923), 1812, Gräfin Vandières (1926) and Um Recht und Liebe (1923). He died on July 12, 1956 in München, Germany.
- To his last cinematical works as an actor belong "Der rettende Engel" (1940) and "Peterle" (1942). As a director he realised the movies "Die Mühle im Schwarzwald" (1934) and "In einem kühlen Grunde" (1935).
- The actor and director Josef Berger made an education as a banker but he soon decided to become an actor.
- His appearance in front and behind the camera diminished with the rise of the sound film, instead he concentrated to his stage activity again.
- Josef Berger joined the film business in 1917, first as an actor and from 1921 as a director too.
- The 20s marked the height of his film career and Josef Berger took part in the productions "Der letzte Schuss" (1920), "Der Bagnosträfling" (1921), "Der Schuss im Pavillon" (1925) and "Sindflut" (1927).
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