Christian Rub (pronounced ''Rhoob''; April 13, 1886 – April 14, 1956) was an Austrian-born American

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. He was known for his work in films of the late 1910s to the early 1950s, and was featured in more than 100 films.

Biography

He was born in

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, in

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. His first appearance was in the 1919 movie '' The Belle of New York''. Rub was the visual basis for and voice of

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in the 1940 animated Disney film ''

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'', as well as voices of kindly old men for MGM, Fox and Warner Bros. cartoons. During the creation of ''Pinocchio,'' Rub was notorious amongst the film's animators for his open and frequent expression of admiration for

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. Rub's last movie role was in 1952's '' Something for the Birds''. He died in

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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 ''The Man from Yesterday'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic war drama film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Berthold Viertel, and written by Oliver H. P. Garrett, based on a story by Neil Blackwell and Rowland G. Edwards. Plot I ...

'' (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 ''Secrets of the French Police'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Gwili Andre, Gregory Ratoff, and Frank Morgan. The film was made as a B film by RKO Radio Pictures, using some of the sets f ...

'' (1932) – Anton Dorain * '' No Other Woman'' (1933) – Eli Bogavitch * '' The Billion Dollar Scandal'' (1933) – Locksmith Convict (uncredited) * '' Luxury Liner'' (1933) – Peasant Father * ''

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'' (1933) – Schmiddy * '' The Mind Reader'' (1933) – Printer (uncredited) * '' The Kiss Before the Mirror'' (1933) – Man on the Wrong Floor * ''

Mary Stevens, M.D. ''Mary Stevens, M.D.'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film starring Kay Francis, Lyle Talbot and Glenda Farrell. The film was directed by Lloyd Bacon and based on the story by Virginia Kellogg. It was released by Warner Bros. on July 22, 19 ...

'' (1933) – Gus – Mary's Janitor * '' Tugboat Annie'' (1933) – Sailor (uncredited) * '' Bureau of Missing Persons'' (1933) – Apartment House Custodian (uncredited) * ''

A Man of Sentiment ''A Man of Sentiment'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Marian Marsh, Owen Moore and Christian Rub.Pitts p.94 Cast * Marian Marsh as Julia Wilkens * Owen Moore as Stanley Colton * Christian Rub as He ...

'' (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 ''Private Scandal'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Vera Caspary, Garrett Fort and Bruce Manning. The film stars ZaSu Pitts, Phillips Holmes, Mary Brian, Ned Sparks, Lew Cody, June Brewster and H ...

'' (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 No Ransom is a 1934 American film directed by Frec C. Newmeyer. Cast *Leila Hymas as Barbra Winfield *Phillips Holmes as Tom Wilson *Jack La Rue as Larry Romero *Robert McWade as John Winfield *Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Winfield *Vince Barnett as Bu ...

'' (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 ''A Dog of Flanders'' is an 1872 novel by English author Marie Louise de la Ramée published with her pseudonym " Ouida". It is about a Flemish boy named Nello and his dog, Patrasche, and is set in Antwerp. In Japan, Korea, Russia, Ukraine ...

'' (1935) – Hans * '' Black Fury'' (1935) – Hospitalized Miner (uncredited) * ''

Stolen Harmony ''Stolen Harmony'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Raft, Ben Bernie and Grace Bradley. It is a semi-musical, featuring Big Band numbers. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plo ...

'' (1935) – Mathew Huxley (uncredited) * ''

Mark of the Vampire ''Mark of the Vampire'' (also known as ''Vampires of Prague'') is a 1935 American horror film, starring Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan (British actress), Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, and Jean Hersholt, and directed by Tod Br ...

'' (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 * ''

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'' (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 ''Hitch Hike Lady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Gordon Rigby and Lester Cole. The film stars Alison Skipworth, Mae Clarke, Arthur Treacher, James Ellison, Warren Hymer and Beryl Mercer. The film was ...

'' (1935) – Farmer * '' Tough Guy'' (1936) – Cap (uncredited) * ''

Next Time We Love ''Next Time We Love'' is a 1936 American melodrama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Ray Milland. The adapted screenplay was by Melville Baker, with an uncredited Preston Sturges and Doris Ande ...

'' (1936) – Otto—Innkeeper (uncredited) * ''

The Leathernecks Have Landed ''The Leathernecks Have Landed'' is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Seton I. Miller. The film stars Lew Ayres, Isabel Jewell, James Ellison, James Burke, J. Carrol Naish and Clay Clement. The film wa ...

'' (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 ''The Princess Comes Across'' is a 1936 mystery/ comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, the second of the four times they were paired together. Lombard, playing an actress from Brooklyn pretend ...

'' (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 ''Girls' Dormitory'' is a 1936 American romance film directed by Irving Cummings based upon the 1934 play ''Mature'' by Ladislas Fodor, and adapted for the screen by Gene Markey. Plot Set in the fictional Montreaux School for Girls in Switzerlan ...

'' (1936) – Forester * '' Star for a Night'' (1936) – Postmaster (uncredited) * ''

The Devil Is a Sissy ''The Devil is a Sissy'' is a 1936 American MGM comedy-drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and Rowland Brown. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper and Mickey Rooney, three of the biggest child stars of the 1930s. The film premi ...

'' (1936) – Tombstone Mason (uncredited) * ''

Murder with Pictures ''Murder with Pictures'' is a 1936 American crime-mystery film based on a story by George Harmon Coxe. The film was directed by Charles Barton, the screenplay was written by Jack Moffitt and Sidney Salkow. Lew Ayres starred as Kent Murdock, Gai ...

'' (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 ''When Love Is Young'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Hal Mohr and starring Virginia Bruce, Kent Taylor, Walter Brennan, Greta Meyer, Christian Rub and William Tannen. Written by Joseph Fields and Eve Greene, it is based on the 1935 ...

'' (1937) – Anton Werner * '' Thin Ice'' (1937) – Minister (scenes deleted) * '' Café Metropole'' (1937) – Maxl Schinner * ''

Captains Courageous ''Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks'' is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese f ...

'' (1937) – Old Clement (uncredited) * '' It Could Happen to You'' (1937) – Clavish * '' One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (1937) – Brandstetter * ''

Heidi ''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Use ...

'' (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 * ''

'' (1940) – Geppetto (voice, uncredited) * ''

Swiss Family Robinson ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' (German: ''Der Schweizerische Robinson'') is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwr ...

'' (1940) – Thoren * '' Ski Patrol'' (1940) – Jakob Sorenson, old villager * ''

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'' (1940) – Etienne Almette * ''

Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' as "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her ...

'' (1940) – Kapek * ''

All This, and Heaven Too ''All This, and Heaven Too'' is a 1940 American drama film made by Warner Bros.-First National Pictures, produced and directed by Anatole Litvak with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was adapted by Casey Robinson from the 1938 ...

'' (1940) – Loti (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) – Olaf Jensen * '' Rhythm on the River'' (1940) – Pawnbroker (uncredited) * '' Father's Son'' (1941) – Lunk Nelson * ''

Henry Aldrich for President ''Henry Aldrich for President'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, June Preisser, Mary Anderson, Charles Smith, John Litel, Dorothy Peterson and Martha O'Driscoll. T ...

'' (1941) – Janitor (uncredited) * '' Dangerously They Live'' (1941) – Steiner * ''

Nazi Agent ''Nazi Agent'' is a 1942 American spy film directed by Jules Dassin, in his first feature-length film for MGM. It stars Conrad Veidt playing identical twins, one loyal to the United States (U.S.), the other a dedicated German Nazi. Plot The U.S ...

'' (1942) – Mohr (uncredited) * '' It Happened in Flatbush'' (1942) – Pop Schlumbom (uncredited) * ''

Tales of Manhattan ''Tales of Manhattan'' is a 1942 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier. Thirteen writers, including Ben Hecht, Alan Campbell, Ferenc Molnár, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Donald Ogden Stewart, worked on the six stories in this film. Ba ...

'' (1942) – Cello Player (Laughton sequence) * '' Berlin Correspondent'' (1942) – Prisoner * '' Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas'' (1943) – Tailor (uncredited) * ''

The Leather Burners ''The Leather Burners'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Jo Pagano. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, Victor Jory, George Givot and Ellanora Needles. The film was released on May 28 ...

'' (1943) – Sooky Withers (uncredited) * '' Bomber's Moon'' (1943) – Johann * ''

Princess O'Rourke ''Princess O'Rourke'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Norman Krasna (in Krasna's directorial debut), and starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn. Krasna won the 1944 Oscar for Best Origin ...

'' (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 ''Rhapsody in Blue'' is a 1924 musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work premiered i ...

'' (1945) – Swedish Janitor (uncredited) * '' Strange Confession'' (1945) – Mr. Moore * '' Fall Guy'' (1947) – Swede * '' Something for the Birds'' (1952) – Leo Fischer (final film role)

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