Erik 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.
Known For
Top Hat
Alberto Beddini
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
The Nitwits
George Clark
Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
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Filmography
Acting (31)
Movies (27)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997as Self (archive footage)
On Your Toes
1939as Konstantin Morrisine
Dramatic School
1938as Georges Mounier
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938as David Scott-Frensham
Meet the Girls
1938as Maurice Leon
Say It in French
1938as Irving
The Canary Comes Across
1938as Canary Dillon
Fight for Your Lady
1937as Anton Spadissimo
Woman Chases Man
1937as Henri Saffron
Music for Madame
1937as Spaghetti Nadzio
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937as Lefevre
Criminal Lawyer
1937as Tony Bandini
Special Investigator
1936as Benny Gray
Chatterbox
1936as Archie Fisher
Smartest Girl in Town
1936as Baron Enrico Torene
Second Wife
1936as Dave Bennet
Two in the Dark
1936as Carlo Gheet
One Rainy Afternoon
1936as Count Alfredo Donstelli
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935as Erik Rhodes
A Night at the Ritz
1935as Leopold
Top Hat
1935as Alberto Beddini
The Nitwits
1935as George Clark
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935as Max Corday
Old Man Rhythm
1935as Frank Rochet
Another Face
1935as Grimm
The Gay Divorcee
1934as Rodolfo Tonetti
Give Her a Ring
1934
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