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.
Acted in 28
1950s
- 1958
- 1957
- 1950
1930s
- 1939
On Your Toes
Konstantin Morrisine
- 1938
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
Say It in French
Irving
Meet the Girls
Maurice Leon
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
The Canary Comes Across
Canary Dillon
- 1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre
Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo
Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio
Woman Chases Man
Henri Saffron
Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini
- 1936
Smartest Girl in Town
Enrico Torene
Second Wife
Dave Bennet
One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli
Special Investigator
Benny Gray
Chatterbox
Archie Fisher
Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
- 1935
Another Face
Grimm
Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Erik Rhodes
The Nitwits
George Clark
A Night at the Ritz
Leopold
- 1934
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
Appearances2
1990s
- 1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1950
