Erik Rhodes
Acting
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.
TV Shows(4)
Movies(27)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997
On Your Toes
Konstantin Morrisine
1939
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
1938
Say It in French
Irving
1938
Meet the Girls
Maurice Leon
1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
1938
The Canary Comes Across
Canary Dillon
1938
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre
1937
Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo
1937
Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio
1937
Woman Chases Man
Henri Saffron
1937
Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini
1937
Smartest Girl in Town
Baron Enrico Torene
1936
Second Wife
Dave Bennet
1936
One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli
1936
Special Investigator
Benny Gray
1936
Chatterbox
Archie Fisher
1936
Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
1936
Another Face
Grimm
1935
Top Hat
Alberto Beddini
1935
Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet
1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Erik Rhodes
1935
The Nitwits
George Clark
1935
A Night at the Ritz
Leopold
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
1935
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
1934
Give Her a Ring
1934