Erik Rhodes
Known for: Acting
Born: February 10, 1906
Died: February 17, 1990
Place of birth: 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.
Advertisement
Filmography
27 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
5.3
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
5.7
Naked City
1958
7.7
Perry Mason
19576.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
4.5
On Your Toes
1939
6.5
Dramatic School
1938
7.5
Say It in French
1938
5.0
Meet the Girls
1938
6.2
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
5.3
The Canary Comes Across
1938
6.0
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937
5.6
Fight for Your Lady
1937
6.3
Music for Madame
1937
5.9
Woman Chases Man
1937
6.5
Criminal Lawyer
1937
5.8
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
7.0
Second Wife
1936
5.0
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
5.4
Special Investigator
1936
7.0
Chatterbox
1936
6.1
Two in the Dark
1936
4.8
Another Face
1935
7.3
Top Hat
1935
7.0
Old Man Rhythm
1935
8.0
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
6.7
The Nitwits
1935
6.5
A Night at the Ritz
1935
6.6
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
6.9
The Gay Divorcee
19349.0
Give Her a Ring
1934