Erik Rhodes
Acting
Born: 1906-02-10 in El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Perry Mason
Herman Albright
Naked City
Gardell
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Top Hat
Alberto Beddini
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini
Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Give Her a Ring
Special Investigator
Benny Gray
Another Face
Grimm
One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli
On Your Toes
Konstantin Morrisine
Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet
Say It in French
Irving
Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo
Second Wife
Dave Bennet
Meet the Girls
Maurice Leon
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
The Nitwits
George Clark
Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio
Chatterbox
Archie Fisher
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Erik Rhodes
Smartest Girl in Town
Enrico Torene
Woman Chases Man
Henri Saffron
Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
A Night at the Ritz
Leopold
The Canary Comes Across
Canary Dillon