Erik Rhodes
Acting · Born Feb 10, 1906 · Died Feb 17, 1990 (84) · 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.
Known for
Films
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
19975.3
On Your Toes
19394.5
Dramatic School
19386.5
Say It in French
19387.5
Meet the Girls
19385.0
Mysterious Mr. Moto
19386.2
The Canary Comes Across
19385.2
Beg, Borrow or Steal
19376.0
Fight for Your Lady
19375.6
Music for Madame
19376.3
Woman Chases Man
19375.9
Criminal Lawyer
19376.5
Smartest Girl in Town
19365.8
Second Wife
19367.0
One Rainy Afternoon
19365.0
Special Investigator
19365.4
Chatterbox
19367.0
Two in the Dark
19366.1
Another Face
19354.8
Top Hat
19357.2
Old Man Rhythm
19357.0
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
19358.0
The Nitwits
19356.7
A Night at the Ritz
19356.5
Charlie Chan in Paris
19356.6
The Gay Divorcee
19346.9
