Erik Rhodes
Acting
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
1997The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1939On Your Toes
Konstantin Morrisine
1938Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
1938Meet the Girls
Maurice Leon
1938Say It in French
Irving
1938Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
1938The Canary Comes Across
Canary Dillon
1937Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre
1937Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio
1937Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini
1937Woman Chases Man
Henri Saffron
1937Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo
1936Second Wife
Dave Bennet
1936Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
1936Chatterbox
Archie Fisher
1936Special Investigator
Benny Gray
1936One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli
1936Smartest Girl in Town
Baron Enrico Torene
1935Top Hat
Alberto Beddini
1935Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
1935Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet
1935The Nitwits
George Clark
1935A Night at the Ritz
Leopold
1935Another Face
Grimm