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Christian Rub

Christian Rub

Acting·1886–1956·86 films

Christian Rub (April 13, 1886 – April 14, 1956) was an Austrian-born American character actor. He was the visual basis and voice of Mister Geppetto in the animated Disney film Pinocchio (1940).

Filmography

Pinocchio
Pinocchio (1940)Geppetto (voice) (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)Schmidt
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)Christian Jenson (uncredited)
Fury
Fury (1936)Sven Ahern (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter (1936)Coach Driver in Transylvania (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous (1937)Old Clement (uncredited)
Mark of the Vampire
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Heidi
Heidi (1937)Baker
Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson (1935)Major Duquesnois
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)Loti (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan (1942)Wilson
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson (1940)Thoren
Strange Confession
Strange Confession (1945)Mr. Moore
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke (1943)Janitor (uncredited)
Jungle Woman
Jungle Woman (1944)George
Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)Janitor (uncredited)
The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)Man on the Wrong Floor
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz (1938)Coachman
The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across (1936)Gustavson (uncredited)
No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory (1934)Watchman
Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now? (1934)Herr Puttbreese
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)Mary's Janitor Gus
Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent (1942)Mohr (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (1944)Mr. Snapps (uncredited)
Fall Guy
Fall Guy (1947)Swede
The Devil Is a Sissy
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)Tombstone Mason
Café Metropole
Café Metropole (1937)Maxl Schinner
Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live (1941)Mr. Steiner
Murder on a Bridle Path
Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)Chris Thomas
Mad About Music
Mad About Music (1938)
Berlin Correspondent
Berlin Correspondent (1942)Prisoner
The Crooked Circle
The Crooked Circle (1932)Old Dan
Secrets of the French Police
Secrets of the French Police (1932)Anton Dorain
No Other Woman
No Other Woman (1933)Eli Bigavitch
Murder with Pictures
Murder with Pictures (1936)Olaf (uncredited)
Haunted House
Haunted House (1940)Olaf Jensen
Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River (1940)Pawnbroker
I'll Give a Million
I'll Give a Million (1938)Commissionaire
Oil for the Lamps of China
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)Dr. Jorgen
Music in the Air
Music in the Air (1934)Zipfelhuber
Never Say Die
Never Say Die (1939)The Mayor
Age of Indiscretion
Age of Indiscretion (1935)Briggs
Earthbound
Earthbound (1940)Etienne Almette
Ski Patrol
Ski Patrol (1940)Jakob Sorenson - Old Villager
The Spectacle Maker
The Spectacle Maker (1934)Hans Schmidt
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind (1995)(voice) (archive footage)
Professor Beware
Professor Beware (1938)Gustave - Museum Attendant
Tovarich
Tovarich (1937)Trombone Player
Silver Dollar
Silver Dollar (1932)Rische
Let 'em Have It
Let 'em Have It (1935)Heinrich Henkel
Everything Happens at Night
Everything Happens at Night (1939)Telegrapher
One More Spring
One More Spring (1935)Man in Elevator
The Man from Yesterday
The Man from Yesterday (1932)Swiss Terrace Waiter
Leather Burners
Leather Burners (1943)Sooky Withers
Luxury Liner
Luxury Liner (1933)Peasant Father
Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon (1943)Johann
Four Sons
Four Sons (1940)Kapek
No More Women
No More Women (1934)Big Pants
The Night Is Young
The Night Is Young (1935)Café Proprietor (uncredited)
The Fountain
The Fountain (1934)Kerstholt
Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)Lars Swenson
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You (1937)Clavish
Hitch Hike Lady
Hitch Hike Lady (1935)Farmer
We're Only Human
We're Only Human (1935)William Anderson
Father's Son
Father's Son (1941)Lunk Nelson
The Leathernecks Have Landed
The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936)Schooner Captain
Stolen Harmony
Stolen Harmony (1935)Mathew Huxley (uncredited)
A Dog of Flanders
A Dog of Flanders (1935)Hans
Forged Passport
Forged Passport (1939)Mr. Nelson
Maybe It's Love
Maybe It's Love (1935)Ole - the Janitor (uncredited)
Man of Two Worlds
Man of Two Worlds (1934)Knudson
Something for the Birds
Something for the Birds (1952)Leo Fischer
Come Back, Miss Pipps
Come Back, Miss Pipps (1941)Mr. Swenson (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich for President
Henry Aldrich for President (1941)School Janitor
Outcast
Outcast (1937)Olaf, the Valet
3 Is a Family
3 Is a Family (1944)Bellboy
When Love Is Young
When Love Is Young (1937)Anton Werner
Hidden Power
Hidden Power (1939)Doctor
Metropolitan
Metropolitan (1935)Weidel
Romance in the Rain
Romance in the Rain (1934)Slotnick
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)Axel Nordstrom
Sins of Man
Sins of Man (1936)Fritz
Humanity
Humanity (1933)Schmiddy
A Man of Sentiment
A Man of Sentiment (1933)Herman Heupelkossel
The Belle of New York
The Belle of New York (1919)