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Christian Rub (1886–1956)

Actor | Soundtrack | Miscellaneous Crew

Character actor in Hollywood for two decades from the early 30's. See full bio »

Born:

in Passau, Bavaria, Germany

Died:

(age 70) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
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1952 Something for the Birds
Leo Fischer
 
1947 Fall Guy
Swede
 
1945 Strange Confession
Mr. Moore
 
1945 Rhapsody in Blue
Swedish Janitor (uncredited)
 
1944 Three Is a Family
Bellboy
 
1944 Jungle Woman
George, the Groundsman
 
1944 Once Upon a Time
Mr. Snapps - Janitor (uncredited)
 
1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Jones (uncredited)
 
1943 Princess O'Rourke
Janitor (uncredited)
 
1943 Bomber's Moon
Johann
 
1943 Leather Burners
Sooky Withers (uncredited)
 
1943 The Fighting Guerrillas
Tailor (uncredited)
 
1942 Berlin Correspondent
Prisoner
 
1942 Tales of Manhattan
Cello player (Laughton sequence)
 
1942 It Happened in Flatbush
Pop Schlumbom (uncredited)
 
1942 Nazi Agent
Mohr (uncredited)
 
1941 Dangerously They Live
Mr. Steiner
 
1941 Come Back, Miss Pipps (short)
Mr. Swenson, the caretaker
 
1941 Henry Aldrich for President
Janitor (uncredited)
 
1941 Father's Son
Lunk Nelson
 
1940 Rhythm on the River
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
 
1940 Haunted House
Olaf Jensen
 
1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Loti (uncredited)
 
1940 Four Sons
Kapek
 
1940 Earthbound
Etienne Almette
 
1940 Ski Patrol
Jakob Sorenson, old villager
 
1940 Swiss Family Robinson
Thoren
 
1940 Pinocchio
Geppetto (voice) (uncredited)
 
1939 Everything Happens at Night
Telegrapher
 
1939 No Place to Go
Otto Schlemmer
 
1939 Hidden Power
Doctor
 
1939 Forged Passport
Mr. Nelson
 
1939 Never Say Die
The Mayor
 
1938 The Great Waltz
Coachman
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Schmidt
 
1938 I'll Give a Million
Commissionaire
 
1938 Professor Beware
Gustave - Museum Attendant (uncredited)
 
1938 Mad About Music
Pierre
 
1937 Tovarich
Trombone Player (uncredited)
 
1937 Prescription for Romance
Conductor
 
1937 Heidi
Baker
 
1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl
Brandstetter
 
1937 Thin Ice
Minister (scenes deleted)
 
1937 It Could Happen to You!
Clavish
 
1937 Captains Courageous
Old Clement (uncredited)
 
1937 Café Metropole
Maxl Schinner
 
1937 When Love Is Young
Anton Werner
 
1937 Maytime
Sleeper Outside Cafe (uncredited)
 
1937 Outcast
Olaf - the Valet
 
1936 Love on the Run
Stephen (uncredited)
 
1936 Murder with Pictures
Olaf (uncredited)
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Tombstone Mason (uncredited)
 
1936 Violets in Spring (short)
Willie, the Janitor (uncredited)
 
1936 Star for a Night
Postmaster (uncredited)
 
1936 Girls' Dormitory
Forester
 
1936 Suzy
'Pop' Gaspard
 
1936 Sins of Man
Fritz
 
1936 Parole!
John - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
 
1936 Fury
Sven Ahern - Barber (uncredited)
 
1936 The Princess Comes Across
Gustavson (uncredited)
 
1936 Dracula's Daughter
Coachman (uncredited)
 
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Christian Jenson (uncredited)
 
1936 Murder on a Bridle Path
Chris Thomas
 
1936 Till We Meet Again
Old Conductor (uncredited)
 
1936 The Leathernecks Have Landed
Schooner Captain
 
1936 Next Time We Love
Otto the Swiss Innkeeper (uncredited)
 
1936 Tough Guy
Cap (uncredited)
 
1935 Hitch Hike Lady
Farmer
 
1935 We're Only Human
William Anderson
 
1935 The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Gallard's Guide (uncredited)
 
1935 Peter Ibbetson
Major Duquesnois
 
1935 Metropolitan
Weidel
 
1935 Ladies Crave Excitement
Lars Swenson
 
1935 Oil for the Lamps of China
Dr. Jorgen
 
1935 Let 'em Have It
Henkel
 
1935 Age of Indiscretion
Briggs (uncredited)
 
1935 Mark of the Vampire
Deaf Man at Inquest (uncredited)
 
1935 Stolen Harmony
Mathew Huxley (uncredited)
 
1935 Four Hours to Kill!
Replaced by Lee Kohlmar (uncredited)
 
1935 Black Fury
Hospitalized Miner (uncredited)
 
1935 A Dog of Flanders
Hans
 
1935 One More Spring
Man with glasses in elevator (uncredited)
 
1935 Maybe It's Love
Ole - the Janitor (uncredited)
 
1935 Romance in Manhattan
Otto - an Immigrant (uncredited)
 
1935 The Night Is Young
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1934 The Mighty Barnum
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1934 Music in the Air
Zipfelhuber
 
1934 I Am a Thief
Train Station Attendant (uncredited)
 
1934 No Ransom
Budge (uncredited)
 
1934 The Spectacle Maker (short)
Hans Schmidt (uncredited)
 
1934 The Fountain
Kerstholt
 
1934 Romance in the Rain
Slotnick
 
1934 Stamboul Quest
Dr. Joachim Leder (uncredited)
 
1934 Private Scandal
August - First Customer (uncredited)
 
1934 Little Man, What Now?
Herr Puttbreese
 
1934 No Greater Glory
Watchman
 
1934 No More Women
Big Pants
 
1934 The Cat and the Fiddle
Innkeeper (uncredited)
 
1934 Man of Two Worlds
Knudson
 
1933 A Man of Sentiment
Herman Heupelkossel
 
1933 Bureau of Missing Persons
Apartment House Custodian (uncredited)
 
1933 Tugboat Annie
Sailor (uncredited)
 
1933 Mary Stevens, M.D.
Gus - Mary's Janitor
 
1933 The Kiss Before the Mirror
Man on the Wrong Floor
 
1933 The Mind Reader
Printer (uncredited)
 
1933 Humanity
Schmiddy
 
1933 Luxury Liner
Peasant Father
 
1933 Billion Dollar Scandal
Locksmith Convict (uncredited)
 
1933 No Other Woman
Eli Bogavitch
 
1932 Secrets of the French Police
Anton Dorain
 
1932 Silver Dollar
Rische
 
1932 Le bluffeur
Dr. Rudolph Pfeiffer - Inventor
 
1932 The Crooked Circle
Old Dan
 
1932 Those We Love (uncredited)
 
1932 The Man from Yesterday
Swiss Terrace Waiter
 
1932 The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Axel Nordstrom
 
1920 Dog-Gone Clever (short) (as Chris Rube)
 
1920 In the Soup (short) (as Christian Rube)
 
1919 The Belle of New York
 
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1940 All This, and Heaven Too (performer: "Loti's Song" - uncredited)
 
1940 Pinocchio (performer: "Little Wooden Head" 1939 - uncredited)
 
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1940 Pinocchio (model: "Geppetto" - uncredited)
 
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1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short)
Geppetto
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'The Great Waltz' (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

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Trivia:

Provided the physical likeness, the screen personality, and the voice of the puppeteer Gepetto in Walt Disney's animated Pinocchio. See more »

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