Actor

Erik Rhodes

Birthday: February 10, 1906

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 91
On Your Toes (1939) as Konstantin Morrisine
Age: 33
Dramatic School (1938) as Georges Mounier
Age: 32
Say It in French (1938) as Irving
Age: 32
Meet the Girls (1938) as Maurice Leon
Age: 32
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) as David Scott-Frensham
Age: 32
The Canary Comes Across (1938) as Canary Dillon
Age: 31
Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937) as Lefevre
Age: 31
Fight for Your Lady (1937) as Anton Spadissimo
Age: 31
Music for Madame (1937) as Spaghetti Nadzio
Age: 31
Woman Chases Man (1937) as Henri Saffron
Age: 31
Criminal Lawyer (1937) as Tony Bandini
Age: 30
Smartest Girl in Town (1936) as Baron Enrico Torene
Age: 30
Second Wife (1936) as Dave Bennet
Age: 30
One Rainy Afternoon (1936) as Count Alfredo Donstelli
Age: 30
Special Investigator (1936) as Benny Gray
Age: 30
Chatterbox (1936) as Archie Fisher
Age: 29
Two in the Dark (1936) as Carlo Gheet
Age: 29
Another Face (1935) as Grimm
Age: 29
Top Hat (1935) as Alberto Beddini
Age: 29
Old Man Rhythm (1935) as Frank Rochet
Age: 29
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935) as Erik Rhodes
Age: 29
The Nitwits (1935) as George Clark
Age: 29
A Night at the Ritz (1935) as Leopold
Age: 29
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) as Max Corday
Age: 28
The Gay Divorcee (1934) as Rodolfo Tonetti
Age: 28
Give Her a Ring (1934)
Age: 28