- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1906
- Place of Birth
- El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
- Died
- February 17, 1990
Erik Rhodes
Erik Rhodes (born Ernest Sharpe; February 10, 1906 - February 17, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actor best remembered for his comedic performances as delightful hyperactive Italian gentlemen in the classic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Hollywood musicals The Gay Divorcee (1934) and Top Hat (1935). With a good baritone voice, he was successful, both prior to and subsequent his film career, in Broadway musicals.
Filmography
movieThe Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · Self (archive footage)
tvNaked City
1958 · Gardell
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Herman Albright
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Dr. Gardiner, Mr. Purdy
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
movieOn Your Toes
1939 · Konstantin Morrisine
movieDramatic School
1938 · Georges Mounier
movieSay It in French
1938 · Irving
movieMeet the Girls
1938 · Maurice Leon
movieMysterious Mr. Moto
1938 · David Scott-Frensham
movieThe Canary Comes Across
1938 · Canary Dillon
movieBeg, Borrow or Steal
1937 · Lefevre
movieFight for Your Lady
1937 · Anton Spadissimo
movieMusic for Madame
1937 · Spaghetti Nadzio
movieWoman Chases Man
1937 · Henri Saffron
movieCriminal Lawyer
1937 · Tony Bandini
movieSmartest Girl in Town
1936 · Enrico Torene
movieSecond Wife
1936 · Dave Bennet
movieOne Rainy Afternoon
1936 · Count Alfredo Donstelli
movieSpecial Investigator
1936 · Benny Gray
movieChatterbox
1936 · Archie Fisher
movieTwo in the Dark
1936 · Carlo Gheet
movieAnother Face
1935 · Grimm
movieTop Hat
1935 · Alberto Beddini
movieOld Man Rhythm
1935 · Frank Rochet
movieA Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935 · Erik Rhodes
movieThe Nitwits
1935 · George Clark
movieA Night at the Ritz
1935 · Leopold
movieCharlie Chan in Paris
1935 · Max Corday
movieThe Gay Divorcee
1934 · Rodolfo Tonetti
Give Her a Ring
movieGive Her a Ring
1934