Acting
Christian Rub
Born 1886-04-13
Graz, Austrian Empire [now Graz, Styria, Austria]
Department: Acting
Biography
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).
Known For
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Pinocchio
1940
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You Can't Take It with You
1938
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
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Fury
1936
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Dracula's Daughter
1936
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Captains Courageous
1937
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Mark of the Vampire
1935
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Heidi
1937
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MGM Parade
1955
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Peter Ibbetson
1935
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (88 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind | (voice) (archive footage) | Movie | 1995 |
 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1976 |
 | MGM Parade | self | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Something for the Birds | Leo Fischer | Movie | 1952 |
 | Fall Guy | Swede | Movie | 1947 |
 | Strange Confession | Mr. Moore | Movie | 1945 |
 | 3 Is a Family | Bellboy | Movie | 1944 |
 | Once Upon a Time | Mr. Snapps (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Jungle Woman | George | Movie | 1944 |
 | Princess O'Rourke | Janitor (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Bomber's Moon | Johann | Movie | 1943 |
 | Leather Burners | Sooky Withers | Movie | 1943 |
 | Berlin Correspondent | Prisoner | Movie | 1942 |
 | Tales of Manhattan | Wilson | Movie | 1942 |
 | Nazi Agent | Mohr (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Dangerously They Live | Mr. Steiner | Movie | 1941 |
 | Come Back, Miss Pipps | Mr. Swenson (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Henry Aldrich for President | School Janitor | Movie | 1941 |
 | Father's Son | Lunk Nelson | Movie | 1941 |
 | Rhythm on the River | Pawnbroker | Movie | 1940 |
 | Haunted House | Olaf Jensen | Movie | 1940 |
 | All This, and Heaven Too | Loti (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Four Sons | Kapek | Movie | 1940 |
 | Earthbound | Etienne Almette | Movie | 1940 |
 | Ski Patrol | Jakob Sorenson - Old Villager | Movie | 1940 |
 | Pinocchio | Geppetto (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Swiss Family Robinson | Thoren | Movie | 1940 |
 | Everything Happens at Night | Telegrapher | Movie | 1939 |
 | Hidden Power | Doctor | Movie | 1939 |
 | Forged Passport | Mr. Nelson | Movie | 1939 |
 | Never Say Die | The Mayor | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Great Waltz | Coachman | Movie | 1938 |
 | You Can't Take It with You | Schmidt | Movie | 1938 |
 | Professor Beware | Gustave - Museum Attendant | Movie | 1938 |
 | I'll Give a Million | Commissionaire | Movie | 1938 |
 | Mad About Music | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1938 |
 | Tovarich | Trombone Player | Movie | 1937 |
 | Heidi | Baker | Movie | 1937 |
 | It Could Happen to You | Clavish | Movie | 1937 |
 | Captains Courageous | Old Clement (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Café Metropole | Maxl Schinner | Movie | 1937 |
 | When Love Is Young | Anton Werner | Movie | 1937 |
 | Outcast | Olaf, the Valet | Movie | 1937 |
 | Murder with Pictures | Olaf (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Devil Is a Sissy | Tombstone Mason | Movie | 1936 |
 | Sins of Man | Fritz | Movie | 1936 |
 | Fury | Sven Ahern (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Princess Comes Across | Gustavson (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Dracula's Daughter | Coach Driver in Transylvania (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Murder on a Bridle Path | Chris Thomas | Movie | 1936 |
 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Christian Jenson (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Leathernecks Have Landed | Schooner Captain | Movie | 1936 |
 | Hitch Hike Lady | Farmer | Movie | 1935 |
 | We're Only Human | William Anderson | Movie | 1935 |
 | Peter Ibbetson | Major Duquesnois | Movie | 1935 |
 | Metropolitan | Weidel | Movie | 1935 |
 | Ladies Crave Excitement | Lars Swenson | Movie | 1935 |
 | Oil for the Lamps of China | Dr. Jorgen | Movie | 1935 |
 | Let 'em Have It | Heinrich Henkel | Movie | 1935 |
 | Age of Indiscretion | Briggs | Movie | 1935 |
 | Mark of the Vampire | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1935 |
 | Stolen Harmony | Mathew Huxley (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | A Dog of Flanders | Hans | Movie | 1935 |
 | One More Spring | Man in Elevator | Movie | 1935 |
 | Maybe It's Love | Ole - the Janitor (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Night Is Young | Café Proprietor (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Music in the Air | Zipfelhuber | Movie | 1934 |
| No Ransom | Budge (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 | |
 | The Spectacle Maker | Hans Schmidt | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Fountain | Kerstholt | Movie | 1934 |
 | Romance in the Rain | Slotnick | Movie | 1934 |
 | Little Man, What Now? | Herr Puttbreese | Movie | 1934 |
 | No Greater Glory | Watchman | Movie | 1934 |
 | No More Women | Big Pants | Movie | 1934 |
 | Man of Two Worlds | Knudson | Movie | 1934 |
 | Bureau of Missing Persons | Janitor (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | A Man of Sentiment | Herman Heupelkossel | Movie | 1933 |
 | Mary Stevens, M.D. | Mary's Janitor Gus | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Kiss Before the Mirror | Man on the Wrong Floor | Movie | 1933 |
 | Humanity | Schmiddy | Movie | 1933 |
 | Luxury Liner | Peasant Father | Movie | 1933 |
 | No Other Woman | Eli Bigavitch | Movie | 1933 |
 | Silver Dollar | Rische | Movie | 1932 |
 | Secrets of the French Police | Anton Dorain | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Crooked Circle | Old Dan | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Man from Yesterday | Swiss Terrace Waiter | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Trial of Vivienne Ware | Axel Nordstrom | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Belle of New York | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1919 |