Erik Rhodes
Acting
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.
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Perry Mason
1957
Naked City
1958
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Top Hat
1935
The Gay Divorcee
1934
The Nitwits
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
Criminal Lawyer
1937
Fight for Your Lady
1937
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
Another Face
1935
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937
Chatterbox
1936
On Your Toes
1939
Meet the Girls
1938
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
Second Wife
1936
Give Her a Ring
1934
Old Man Rhythm
1935
Dramatic School
1938
Say It in French
1938
Woman Chases Man
1937
Special Investigator
1936
Two in the Dark
1936
Music for Madame
1937
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
A Night at the Ritz
1935
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
The Canary Comes Across
1938