Erik Rhodes
Acting • Born 1906-02-10 – Died 1990-02-17
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.
Filmography
32 credits
Top Hat
Movie • 1935
Alberto Beddini
Charlie Chan in Paris
Movie • 1935
Max Corday
The Gay Divorcee
Movie • 1934
Rodolfo Tonetti
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Movie • 1938
David Scott-Frensham
Second Wife
Movie • 1936
Dave Bennet
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Movie • 1937
Lefevre
Old Man Rhythm
Movie • 1935
Frank Rochet
The Nitwits
Movie • 1935
George Clark
Two in the Dark
Movie • 1936
Carlo Gheet
Music for Madame
Movie • 1937
Spaghetti Nadzio
Say It in French
Movie • 1938
Irving
One Rainy Afternoon
Movie • 1936
Count Alfredo Donstelli
Smartest Girl in Town
Movie • 1936
Baron Enrico Torene
Woman Chases Man
Movie • 1937
Henri Saffron
On Your Toes
Movie • 1939
Konstantin Morrisine
Fight for Your Lady
Movie • 1937
Anton Spadissimo
Special Investigator
Movie • 1936
Benny Gray
Another Face
Movie • 1935
Grimm
A Night at the Ritz
Movie • 1935
Leopold
Meet the Girls
Movie • 1938
Maurice Leon
Chatterbox
Movie • 1936
Archie Fisher
Dramatic School
Movie • 1938
Georges Mounier
Criminal Lawyer
Movie • 1937
Tony Bandini
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Movie • 1935
Erik Rhodes
The Canary Comes Across
Movie • 1938
Canary Dillon
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
Give Her a Ring
Movie • 1934
Naked City
TV • 1958
Gardell
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Herman Albright
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Dr. Gardiner
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Mr. Purdy
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self