Christian Rub
Christian Rub (Pronounced Rhoob; April 13, 1886 – April 14, 1956) was an Austrian-born American character actor. He was known for his work in films of the late 1910s to the early 1950s, and was featured in more than 100 films.
Christian Rub | |
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| Born | April 13, 1886 |
| Died | April 14, 1956 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1919–1952 |
He was born in Graz,[1] in Austria-Hungary. His first appearance was in the 1919 movie The Belle of New York. Rub was the visual basis for and voice of Geppetto in the 1940 animated Disney film Pinocchio. Rub's last movie role was in 1952's Something for the Birds. He died in Santa Barbara, California one day after his 70th birthday.
Partial filmography
- The Belle of New York (1919) - (film debut)
- The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) - Axel Nordstrom
- The Man from Yesterday (1932) - Swiss Terrace Waiter
- Those We Love (1932) - (uncredited)
- The Crooked Circle (1932) - Old Dan
- Le bluffeur (1932) - Dr. Rudolph Pfeiffer - Inventor
- Silver Dollar (1932) - Rische
- Secrets of the French Police (1932) - Anton Dorain
- No Other Woman (1933) - Eli Bogavitch
- The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) - Locksmith Convict (uncredited)
- Luxury Liner (1933) - Peasant Father
- Humanity (1933) - Schmiddy
- The Mind Reader (1933) - Printer (uncredited)
- The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) - Man on the Wrong Floor
- Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933) - Gus - Mary's Janitor
- Tugboat Annie (1933) - Sailor (uncredited)
- Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) - Apartment House Custodian (uncredited)
- A Man of Sentiment (1933) - Herman Heupelkossel
- Man of Two Worlds (1934) - Knudson
- The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) - Innkeeper (uncredited)
- No More Women (1934) - Big Pants
- No Greater Glory (1934) - Watchman
- Private Scandal (1934) - August - First Customer (uncredited)
- Little Man, What Now? (1934) - Herr Puttbreese
- Stamboul Quest (1934) - Dr. Joachim Leder (uncredited)
- Romance in the Rain (1934) - Slotnick
- The Fountain (1934) - Kerstholt
- No Ransom (1934) - Budge (uncredited)
- I Am a Thief (1934) - Train Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Music in the Air (1934) - Zipfelhuber
- The Mighty Barnum (1934) - Bit Part (uncredited)
- The Night Is Young (1935) - Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
- Romance in Manhattan (1935) - Otto - an Immigrant (uncredited)
- Maybe It's Love (1935) - Ole - the Janitor (uncredited)
- One More Spring (1935) - Man with glasses in elevator (uncredited)
- A Dog of Flanders (1935) - Hans
- Black Fury (1935) - Hospitalized Miner (uncredited)
- Stolen Harmony (1935) - Mathew Huxley (uncredited)
- Mark of the Vampire (1935) - Deaf Man at Inquest (uncredited)
- Age of Indiscretion (1935) - Briggs (uncredited)
- Let 'Em Have It (1935) - Henkel
- Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) - Dr. Jorgen
- Ladies Crave Excitement (1935) - Lars Swenson
- Metropolitan (1935) - Weidel
- Peter Ibbetson (1935) - Maj. Duquesnois
- The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935) - Gallard's Guide (uncredited)
- We're Only Human (1935) - William Anderson
- Hitch Hike Lady (1935) - Farmer
- Tough Guy (1936) - Cap (uncredited)
- Next Time We Love (1936) - Otto—Innkeeper (uncredited)
- The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936) - Schooner Captain
- Till We Meet Again (1936) - Old Conductor (uncredited)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) - Christian Jenson (uncredited)
- Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) - Chris Thomas
- Dracula's Daughter (1936) - Coachman (uncredited)
- The Princess Comes Across (1936) - Gustavson (uncredited)
- Fury (1936) - Sven Ahern - Barber (uncredited)
- Parole! (1936) - John - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- Sins of Man (1936) - Fritz
- Suzy (1936) - 'Pop' Gaspard
- Girls' Dormitory (1936) - Forester
- Star for a Night (1936) - Postmaster (uncredited)
- The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) - Tombstone Mason (uncredited)
- Murder with Pictures (1936) - Olaf (uncredited)
- Love on the Run (1936) - Stephen (uncredited)
- Outcast (1937) - Olaf - the Valet
- Maytime (1937) - Sleeper Outside Cafe (uncredited)
- When Love Is Young (1937) - Anton Werner
- Thin Ice (1937) - Minister (scenes deleted)
- Café Metropole (1937) - Maxl Schinner
- Captains Courageous (1937) - Old Clement (uncredited)
- It Could Happen to You (1937) - Clavish
- One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) - Brandstetter
- Heidi (1937) - Baker
- Prescription for Romance (1937) - Conductor
- Tovarich (1937) - Trombone Player (uncredited)
- Mad About Music (1938) - Pierre
- Professor Beware (1938) - Gustave - Museum Attendant (uncredited)
- I'll Give a Million (1938) - Commissionaire
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) - Mr. Schmidt
- The Great Waltz (1938) - Coachman
- Never Say Die (1939) - The Mayor
- Forged Passport (1939) - Mr. Nelson
- Hidden Power (1939) - Doctor
- No Place to Go (1939) - Otto Schlemmer
- Everything Happens at Night (1939) - Telegrapher
- Pinocchio (1940) - Geppetto (voice, uncredited)
- Swiss Family Robinson (1940) - Thoren
- Ski Patrol (1940) - Jakob Sorenson, old villager
- Earthbound (1940) - Etienne Almette
- Four Sons (1940) - Kapek
- All This, and Heaven Too (1940) - Loti (uncredited)
- Haunted House (1940) - Olaf Jensen
- Rhythm on the River (1940) - Pawnbroker (uncredited)
- Father's Son (1941) - Lunk Nelson
- Henry Aldrich for President (1941) - Janitor (uncredited)
- Dangerously They Live (1941) - Steiner
- Nazi Agent (1942) - Mohr (uncredited)
- It Happened in Flatbush (1942) - Pop Schlumbom (uncredited)
- Tales of Manhattan (1942) - Cello Player (Laughton sequence)
- Berlin Correspondent (1942) - Prisoner
- Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943) - Tailor (uncredited)
- The Leather Burners (1943) - Sooky Withers (uncredited)
- Bomber's Moon (1943) - Johann
- Princess O'Rourke (1943) - Janitor (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) - Jones (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Time (1944) - Mr. Snapps - Janitor (uncredited)
- Jungle Woman (1944) - George - Groundsman
- Three Is a Family (1944) - Bellboy
- Rhapsody in Blue (1945) - Swedish Janitor (uncredited)
- Strange Confession (1945) - Mr. Moore
- Fall Guy (1947) - Swede
- Something for the Birds (1952) - Leo Fischer (final film role)
References
- "Baptismal entry parish Graz Heilig Blut, Austria, book of births XXXV page 192 record no. 151". data.matricula-online.eu. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
External links
- Christian Rub at IMDb
- Christian Rub at the TCM Movie Database
- Christian Rub at the Internet Broadway Database
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