Acting
Erik Rhodes
EN cinema · 27 credits
Born
10 February 1906
Died
17 February 1990 (aged 84)
Birthplace
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Also known as Ernest Sharpe · Eric Rhodes
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
Filmography
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
Say It in French
as Irving
Meet the Girls
as Maurice Leon
Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier
The Canary Comes Across
as Canary Dillon
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre
Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio
Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron
Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo
Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini
Second Wife
as Dave Bennet
Two in the Dark
as Carlo Gheet
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
Smartest Girl in Town
as Enrico Torene
Special Investigator
as Benny Gray
Chatterbox
as Archie Fisher
Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
Old Man Rhythm
as Frank Rochet
The Nitwits
as George Clark
Another Face
as Grimm
A Night at the Ritz
as Leopold
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Erik Rhodes
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti