
Actor
Erik Rhodes
Born 1906 · 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.
Acting

Top Hat
Alberto Beddini · 1935

Perry Mason
Herman Albright · 1957

The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti · 1934

Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday · 1935

Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham · 1938

The Nitwits
George Clark · 1935

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Erik Rhodes · 1935
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Gardiner · 1950

The Bob Hope Show
Self · 1950

Say It in French
Irving · 1938

Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet · 1935

Dramatic School
Georges Mounier · 1938

Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet · 1936

Chatterbox
Archie Fisher · 1936

Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini · 1937

Naked City
Gardell · 1958

Woman Chases Man
Henri Saffron · 1937

Second Wife
Dave Bennet · 1936

Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio · 1937

A Night at the Ritz
Leopold · 1935

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage) · 1997

Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre · 1937

Smartest Girl in Town
Baron Enrico Torene · 1936

One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli · 1936