Erik Rhodes
Acting
Born February 10, 1906 · El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
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.
Films (27)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
On Your Toes
1939
Dramatic School
1938
Say It in French
1938
Meet the Girls
1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
The Canary Comes Across
1938
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937
Fight for Your Lady
1937
Music for Madame
1937
Woman Chases Man
1937
Criminal Lawyer
1937
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
Second Wife
1936
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
Special Investigator
1936
Chatterbox
1936
Two in the Dark
1936
Another Face
1935
Top Hat
1935
Old Man Rhythm
1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
The Nitwits
1935
A Night at the Ritz
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
The Gay Divorcee
1934
Give Her a Ring
1934