Erik Rhodes

Born: 1906-02-10, El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA

Died: 1990-02-17

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

• Perry Mason (1957)
• Top Hat (1935)
• The Gay Divorcee (1934)
• Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
• Criminal Lawyer (1937)
• The Nitwits (1935)
• Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
• Fight for Your Lady (1937)
• Two in the Dark (1936)
• Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
• Old Man Rhythm (1935)
• One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
• Meet the Girls (1938)
• Special Investigator (1936)
• On Your Toes (1939)
• Dramatic School (1938)
• Music for Madame (1937)
• Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
• Say It in French (1938)
• Woman Chases Man (1937)
• A Night at the Ritz (1935)
• The Canary Comes Across (1938)
• A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)