Erik Rhodes

Erik Rhodes

1906-02-10 – 1990-02-17 (age 84) El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
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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.

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Known For

Top Hat
Top Hat

1935

as Alberto Beddini

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

as Self (archive footage)

The Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee

1934

as Rodolfo Tonetti

Say It in French
Say It in French

1938

as Irving

Chatterbox
Chatterbox

1936

as Archie Fisher

Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris

1935

as Max Corday

Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer

1937

as Tony Bandini

Two in the Dark
Two in the Dark

1936

as Carlo Gheet

Old Man Rhythm
Old Man Rhythm

1935

as Frank Rochet

Dramatic School
Dramatic School

1938

as Georges Mounier

Fight for Your Lady
Fight for Your Lady

1937

as Anton Spadissimo

Special Investigator
Special Investigator

1936

as Benny Gray

Another Face
Another Face

1935

as Grimm

A Night at the Ritz
A Night at the Ritz

1935

as Leopold

Music for Madame
Music for Madame

1937

as Spaghetti Nadzio

On Your Toes
On Your Toes

1939

as Konstantin Morrisine

Second Wife
Second Wife

1936

as Dave Bennet

One Rainy Afternoon
One Rainy Afternoon

1936

as Count Alfredo Donstelli

Woman Chases Man
Woman Chases Man

1937

as Henri Saffron

The Nitwits
The Nitwits

1935

as George Clark