Erik Rhodes
Acting Born Feb 10, 1906 El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- Perry Mason (1957) as Herman Albright
- Naked City (1958) as Gardell
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Dr. Gardiner
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Mr. Purdy
- Top Hat (1935) as Alberto Beddini
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) as Rodolfo Tonetti
- Criminal Lawyer (1937) as Tony Bandini
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) as David Scott-Frensham
- The Canary Comes Across (1938) as Canary Dillon
- Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) as Max Corday
- Dramatic School (1938) as Georges Mounier
- Two in the Dark (1936) as Carlo Gheet
- Fight for Your Lady (1937) as Anton Spadissimo
- Music for Madame (1937) as Spaghetti Nadzio
- The Nitwits (1935) as George Clark
- Second Wife (1936) as Dave Bennet
- Old Man Rhythm (1935) as Frank Rochet
- Say It in French (1938) as Irving
- Special Investigator (1936) as Benny Gray
- A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935) as Erik Rhodes
- On Your Toes (1939) as Konstantin Morrisine
- Chatterbox (1936) as Archie Fisher