Erik Rhodes
ActingAlso Known As
Ernest Sharpe, Eric 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.
Movies
(27 total)
Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
The Nitwits
as George Clark
Two in the Dark
as Carlo Gheet
Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron
Special Investigator
as Benny Gray
Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier
Smartest Girl in Town
as Baron Enrico Torene
On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine
Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo
Another Face
as Grimm
Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre
Old Man Rhythm
as Frank Rochet
Meet the Girls
as Maurice Leon
Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio
