Erik Rhodes
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-02-10
Day of Death
1990-02-17 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Erik Rhodes
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.
Acting
(1997)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(1939)
On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine
(1938)
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
(1938)
Meet the Girls
as Maurice Leon
(1938)
Say It in French
as Irving
(1938)
Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier
(1938)
The Canary Comes Across
as Canary Dillon
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini
(1937)
Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron
(1937)
Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio
(1937)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre
(1937)
Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo
(1936)
Chatterbox
as Archie Fisher
(1936)
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
(1936)
Two in the Dark
as Carlo Gheet
(1936)
Second Wife
as Dave Bennet
(1936)
Special Investigator
as Benny Gray
(1936)
Smartest Girl in Town
as Baron Enrico Torene
(1935)
Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
(1935)
The Nitwits
as George Clark
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
(1935)
A Night at the Ritz
as Leopold
(1935)
Another Face
as Grimm
(1935)
Old Man Rhythm
as Frank Rochet
(1935)
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Erik Rhodes
(1934)
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti
(1934)