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
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
On Your Toes
1939
as Konstantin Morrisine
Dramatic School
1938
as Georges Mounier
Say It in French
1938
as Irving
Meet the Girls
1938
as Maurice Leon
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as David Scott-Frensham
The Canary Comes Across
1938
as Canary Dillon
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937
as Lefevre
Fight for Your Lady
1937
as Anton Spadissimo
Music for Madame
1937
as Spaghetti Nadzio
Woman Chases Man
1937
as Henri Saffron
Criminal Lawyer
1937
as Tony Bandini
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
as Enrico Torene
Second Wife
1936
as Dave Bennet
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
Special Investigator
1936
as Benny Gray
Chatterbox
1936
as Archie Fisher
Two in the Dark
1936
as Carlo Gheet
Another Face
1935
as Grimm
Top Hat
1935
as Alberto Beddini
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Frank Rochet
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Erik Rhodes
The Nitwits
1935
as George Clark
A Night at the Ritz
1935
as Leopold