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.
Known For
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)
Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier
(1938)
Say It in French
as Irving
(1938)
Meet the Girls
as Maurice Leon
(1938)
The Canary Comes Across
as Canary Dillon
(1937)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini
(1937)
Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron
(1937)
Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio
(1937)
Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo
(1936)
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
(1936)
Chatterbox
as Archie Fisher
(1936)
Two in the Dark
as Carlo Gheet
(1936)
Special Investigator
as Benny Gray
(1936)
Smartest Girl in Town
as Baron Enrico Torene
(1936)
Second Wife
as Dave Bennet
(1935)
Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
(1935)
The Nitwits
as George Clark
(1935)
Another Face
as Grimm
(1935)
Old Man Rhythm
as Frank Rochet
(1935)
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Erik Rhodes
(1935)
A Night at the Ritz
as Leopold
(1934)
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti
(1934)