Acting

Erik Rhodes

Born 1906-02-10 · El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA

Died 1990-02-17

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.

Credits

Newest first

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