Erik Rhodes
Birthday
1906/02/10
Day of death
1990/02/17 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Also know as
Ernest Sharpe, Eric Rhodes
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.
Acting
(1935) Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
(1935) Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
(1934) The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti
(1938) Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
(1936) Second Wife
as Dave Bennet
(1937) Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre
(1935) Old Man Rhythm
as Frank Rochet
(1935) The Nitwits
as George Clark
(1936) Two in the Dark
as Carlo Gheet
(1937) Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio
(1938) Say It in French
as Irving
(1936) One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
(1936) Smartest Girl in Town
as Baron Enrico Torene
(1937) Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron
(1939) On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine
(1937) Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo
(1936) Special Investigator
as Benny Gray
(1935) Another Face
as Grimm
(1935) A Night at the Ritz
as Leopold
(1938) Meet the Girls
as Maurice Leon
(1936) Chatterbox
as Archie Fisher
(1938) Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier
(1937) Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini
(1935) A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Erik Rhodes
(1938) The Canary Comes Across
as Canary Dillon
(1997) The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(1934) Give Her a Ring
as ---
(1958) Naked City
as Gardell
(1957) Perry Mason
as Herman Albright
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. Gardiner
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Mr. Purdy
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self