Person file · Acting
Erik Rhodes
Born 1906-02-10El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)On Your ToesKonstantin MorrisineDramatic SchoolGeorges MounierSay It in FrenchIrvingMeet the GirlsMaurice LeonMysterious Mr. MotoDavid Scott-FrenshamThe Canary Comes AcrossCanary DillonBeg, Borrow or StealLefevreFight for Your LadyAnton SpadissimoMusic for MadameSpaghetti NadzioWoman Chases ManHenri SaffronCriminal LawyerTony BandiniSmartest Girl in TownEnrico ToreneSecond WifeDave BennetOne Rainy AfternoonCount Alfredo DonstelliSpecial InvestigatorBenny GrayChatterboxArchie FisherTwo in the DarkCarlo GheetAnother FaceGrimmTop HatAlberto BeddiniOld Man RhythmFrank RochetA Night at the Biltmore BowlErik RhodesThe NitwitsGeorge ClarkA Night at the RitzLeopold