Christian Rub (April 13, 1886 – April 14, 1956) was known as a character actor from the late 1910s to the early 1950s, and was featured in more than 100 movies.He was born in Passau, Bavaria, Germany. His first appearance was in the 1919 movie The Belle of New York. Rub was the visual basis and voice of Mister Geppetto in the animated Disney film Pinocchio (1940), Rub appeared in his last movie, Something for the Birds, as Leo.