Erik Rhodes
Known for ActingBorn 1906-02-10 — died 1990-02-17El 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.
Known for
The Gay Divorcee
1934 · as Rodolfo Tonetti
Top Hat
1935 · as Alberto Beddini
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 · as David Scott-Frensham
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937 · as Lefevre
Criminal Lawyer
1937 · as Tony Bandini
Two in the Dark
1936 · as Carlo Gheet
Dramatic School
1938 · as Georges Mounier
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935 · as Max Corday
Fight for Your Lady
1937 · as Anton Spadissimo
On Your Toes
1939 · as Konstantin Morrisine
Give Her a Ring
1934
Meet the Girls
1938 · as Maurice Leon
Special Investigator
1936 · as Benny Gray
Music for Madame
1937 · as Spaghetti Nadzio
Old Man Rhythm
1935 · as Frank Rochet
Woman Chases Man
1937 · as Henri Saffron
The Nitwits
1935 · as George Clark