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