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 Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee

1934

as Rodolfo Tonetti

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

1997

as Self (archive footage)

Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer

1937

as Tony Bandini

Say It in French
Say It in French

1938

as Irving

Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris

1935

as Max Corday

Music for Madame
Music for Madame

1937

as Spaghetti Nadzio

Second Wife
Second Wife

1936

as Dave Bennet

Two in the Dark
Two in the Dark

1936

as Carlo Gheet

The Nitwits
The Nitwits

1935

as George Clark

Dramatic School
Dramatic School

1938

as Georges Mounier

Special Investigator
Special Investigator

1936

as Benny Gray

Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938

as David Scott-Frensham

A Night at the Ritz
A Night at the Ritz

1935

as Leopold

Fight for Your Lady
Fight for Your Lady

1937

as Anton Spadissimo

One Rainy Afternoon
One Rainy Afternoon

1936

as Count Alfredo Donstelli

Beg, Borrow or Steal
Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937

as Lefevre

The Canary Comes Across
The Canary Comes Across

1938

as Canary Dillon

Another Face
Another Face

1935

as Grimm

Old Man Rhythm
Old Man Rhythm

1935

as Frank Rochet