Erik Rhodes
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 10, 1906 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
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.
Known For
| 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1958 | Naked CityGardell | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonHerman Albright | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreDr. Gardiner | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreMr. Purdy | |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope ShowSelf | |
| 1939 | On Your ToesKonstantin Morrisine | |
| 1938 | Mysterious Mr. MotoDavid Scott-Frensham | |
| 1938 | Meet the GirlsMaurice Leon | |
| 1938 | Say It in FrenchIrving | |
| 1938 | Dramatic SchoolGeorges Mounier | |
| 1938 | The Canary Comes AcrossCanary Dillon | |
| 1937 | Beg, Borrow or StealLefevre | |
| 1937 | Music for MadameSpaghetti Nadzio | |
| 1937 | Criminal LawyerTony Bandini | |
| 1937 | Woman Chases ManHenri Saffron | |
| 1937 | Fight for Your LadyAnton Spadissimo | |
| 1936 | Second WifeDave Bennet | |
| 1936 | Two in the DarkCarlo Gheet | |
| 1936 | ChatterboxArchie Fisher | |
| 1936 | Special InvestigatorBenny Gray | |
| 1936 | One Rainy AfternoonCount Alfredo Donstelli | |
| 1936 | Smartest Girl in TownBaron Enrico Torene | |
| 1935 | Top HatAlberto Beddini | |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in ParisMax Corday | |
| 1935 | Old Man RhythmFrank Rochet | |
| 1935 | The NitwitsGeorge Clark | |
| 1935 | A Night at the RitzLeopold | |
| 1935 | Another FaceGrimm | |
| 1935 | A Night at the Biltmore BowlErik Rhodes | |
| 1934 | The Gay DivorceeRodolfo Tonetti | |
| 1934 | Give Her a Ring |