
Cast
Erik Rhodes
Acting
Cast
Erik Rhodes
Known for
Acting
Born
1906-02-10
From
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Died
1990-02-17
Also known as Ernest Sharpe, Eric 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.

Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)

The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti

Say It in French
as Irving

Chatterbox
as Archie Fisher

Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday

Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini

Another Face
as Grimm

Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo

Old Man Rhythm
as Frank Rochet

Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron

On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine

Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio

Special Investigator
as Benny Gray

A Night at the Ritz
as Leopold

Two in the Dark
as Carlo Gheet

One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli

Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier

Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham

Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre

Second Wife
as Dave Bennet

The Nitwits
as George Clark

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Erik Rhodes

Smartest Girl in Town
as Baron Enrico Torene

The Canary Comes Across
as Canary Dillon

Meet the Girls
as Maurice Leon
