Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1906-02-10
Day of Death
1990-02-17
Place of Birth
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Erik 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.
Filmography (27)
⭐ 5.1
Role:
Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Konstantin Morrisine
On Your Toes
1939
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Georges Mounier
Dramatic School
1938
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Irving
Say It in French
1938
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Maurice Leon
Meet the Girls
1938
⭐ 6.2
Role:
David Scott-Frensham
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Canary Dillon
The Canary Comes Across
1938
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Lefevre
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Anton Spadissimo
Fight for Your Lady
1937
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Spaghetti Nadzio
Music for Madame
1937
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Henri Saffron
Woman Chases Man
1937
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Tony Bandini
Criminal Lawyer
1937
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Baron Enrico Torene
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Dave Bennet
Second Wife
1936
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Count Alfredo Donstelli
