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