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