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