Erik Rhodes
Erik Rhodes (born Ernest Sharpe) 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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- Born:
- Feb 10, 1906 In El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 28
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Give Her a Ring 1934-06-11
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997-11-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | 1997-11-01 |
| Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Movie | On Your Toes | Konstantin Morrisine | 1939-10-14 |
| Movie | The Canary Comes Across | Canary Dillon | 1938-01-26 |
| Movie | Mysterious Mr. Moto | David Scott-Frensham | 1938-09-17 |
| Movie | Say It in French | Irving | 1938-11-25 |
| Movie | Dramatic School | Georges Mounier | 1938-12-09 |
| Movie | Meet the Girls | Maurice Leon | 1938-10-06 |
| Movie | Woman Chases Man | Henri Saffron | 1937-05-07 |
| Movie | Music for Madame | Spaghetti Nadzio | 1937-10-08 |
| Movie | Criminal Lawyer | Tony Bandini | 1937-01-29 |
| Movie | Fight for Your Lady | Anton Spadissimo | 1937-11-05 |
| Movie | Beg, Borrow or Steal | Lefevre | 1937-12-03 |
| Movie | Two in the Dark | Carlo Gheet | 1936-01-10 |
| Movie | Chatterbox | Archie Fisher | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | Special Investigator | Benny Gray | 1936-05-08 |
| Movie | One Rainy Afternoon | Count Alfredo Donstelli | 1936-05-13 |
| Movie | Smartest Girl in Town | Baron Enrico Torene | 1936-11-27 |
| Movie | A Night at the Ritz | Leopold | 1935-03-23 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in Paris | Max Corday | 1935-01-21 |
| Movie | The Nitwits | George Clark | 1935-06-07 |
| Movie | Another Face | Grimm | 1935-12-20 |
| Movie | A Night at the Biltmore Bowl | Erik Rhodes | 1935-06-21 |
| Movie | Top Hat | Alberto Beddini | 1935-08-29 |
| Movie | Old Man Rhythm | Frank Rochet | 1935-08-02 |
| Movie | Give Her a Ring | 1934-06-11 | |
| Movie | The Gay Divorcee | Rodolfo Tonetti | 1934-10-12 |