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.
Known For
Perry Mason
Naked City
The Bob Hope Show
Top Hat
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Gay Divorcee
Say It in French
Music for Madame
All Movies (27)
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender1997 · as Self (archive footage)
- On Your Toes1939 · as Konstantin Morrisine
- Dramatic School1938 · as Georges Mounier
- Say It in French1938 · as Irving
- Meet the Girls1938 · as Maurice Leon
- Mysterious Mr. Moto1938 · as David Scott-Frensham
- The Canary Comes Across1938 · as Canary Dillon
- Beg, Borrow or Steal1937 · as Lefevre
- Fight for Your Lady1937 · as Anton Spadissimo
- Music for Madame1937 · as Spaghetti Nadzio
- Woman Chases Man1937 · as Henri Saffron
- Criminal Lawyer1937 · as Tony Bandini
- Smartest Girl in Town1936 · as Baron Enrico Torene
- Second Wife1936 · as Dave Bennet
- One Rainy Afternoon1936 · as Count Alfredo Donstelli
- Special Investigator1936 · as Benny Gray
- Chatterbox1936 · as Archie Fisher
- Two in the Dark1936 · as Carlo Gheet
- Another Face1935 · as Grimm
- Top Hat1935 · as Alberto Beddini
- Old Man Rhythm1935 · as Frank Rochet
- A Night at the Biltmore Bowl1935 · as Erik Rhodes
- The Nitwits1935 · as George Clark
- A Night at the Ritz1935 · as Leopold
- Charlie Chan in Paris1935 · as Max Corday
- The Gay Divorcee1934 · as Rodolfo Tonetti
- Give Her a Ring1934
All TV Shows (5)
- Naked City1958 · as Gardell
- Perry Mason1957 · as Herman Albright
- Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Dr. Gardiner
- Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Mr. Purdy
- The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self