
Erik Rhodes
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...
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...
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On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine
Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier
Say It in French
as Irving
Meet the Girls
as Maurice Leon
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
The Canary Comes Across
as Canary Dillon
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre
Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo
Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio
Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron
Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini
Smartest Girl in Town
as Baron Enrico Torene
Second Wife
as Dave Bennet
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
Special Investigator
as Benny Gray
Chatterbox
as Archie Fisher
Two in the Dark
as Carlo Gheet
Another Face
as Grimm
Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
Old Man Rhythm
as Frank Rochet
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Erik Rhodes
The Nitwits
as George Clark
A Night at the Ritz
as Leopold
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti