Erik Rhodes
Actor
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 Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti 1934
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday 1935
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham 1938
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage) 1997
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli 1936
The Nitwits
as George Clark 1935
Two in the Dark
as Carlo Gheet 1936
Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron 1937
Special Investigator
as Benny Gray 1936
Smartest Girl in Town
as Baron Enrico Torene 1936
On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine 1939
Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo 1937
Another Face
as Grimm 1935
Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier 1938
Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini 1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre 1937