Acting · El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA · Born February 10, 1906
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.
MovieThe Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
TVNaked City
1958
as Gardell
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Herman Albright
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Gardiner
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
MovieOn Your Toes
1939
as Konstantin Morrisine
MovieDramatic School
1938
as Georges Mounier
MovieSay It in French
1938
as Irving
MovieMeet the Girls
1938
as Maurice Leon
MovieMysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as David Scott-Frensham
MovieThe Canary Comes Across
1938
as Canary Dillon
MovieBeg, Borrow or Steal
1937
as Lefevre
MovieFight for Your Lady
1937
as Anton Spadissimo
MovieMusic for Madame
1937
as Spaghetti Nadzio
MovieWoman Chases Man
1937
as Henri Saffron
MovieCriminal Lawyer
1937
as Tony Bandini
MovieSmartest Girl in Town
1936
as Enrico Torene
MovieSecond Wife
1936
as Dave Bennet
MovieOne Rainy Afternoon
1936
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
MovieSpecial Investigator
1936
as Benny Gray
MovieChatterbox
1936
as Archie Fisher
MovieTwo in the Dark
1936
as Carlo Gheet
MovieAnother Face
1935
as Grimm
MovieTop Hat
1935
as Alberto Beddini
MovieOld Man Rhythm
1935
as Frank Rochet
MovieA Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Erik Rhodes
MovieThe Nitwits
1935
as George Clark
MovieA Night at the Ritz
1935
as Leopold
MovieCharlie Chan in Paris
1935
as Max Corday
MovieThe Gay Divorcee
1934
as Rodolfo Tonetti
Give Her a Ring
1934
