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