Acting
Erik Rhodes
Also Known As: Ernest Sharpe, Eric Rhodes
Birth Date
February 10, 1906
Death Date
February 17, 1990
(passed away at 84)
Place of Birth
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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Perry Mason
Herman Albright
1957 • 1 episode
Naked City
Gardell
1958 • 1 episode
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950 • 1 episode
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Gardiner
1950 • 1 episode
Top Hat
Alberto Beddini
1935
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
1934
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997
Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
1935
Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
1936
Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo
1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre
1937
Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio
1937
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
1938
Say It in French
Irving
1938
A Night at the Ritz
Leopold
1935
Give Her a Ring
1934
Smartest Girl in Town
Enrico Torene
1936
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
1938
Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet
1935
Another Face
Grimm
1935