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 film career, in Broadway musicals.
Known for
Perry Mason
Herman Albright
Naked City
Gardell
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Erik Rhodes
A Night at the Ritz
Leopold
Woman Chases Man
Henri Saffron
Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Gardiner
Lux Video Theatre
Mr. Purdy
On Your Toes
Konstantin Morrisine
The Nitwits
George Clark
Smartest Girl in Town
Baron Enrico Torene
Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet
Second Wife
Dave Bennet
Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini
Top Hat
Alberto Beddini
Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo
One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli
Special Investigator
Benny Gray
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
Give Her a Ring
Meet the Girls
Maurice Leon
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
Chatterbox
Archie Fisher
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre
The Canary Comes Across
Canary Dillon
Say It in French
Irving
Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
Another Face
Grimm
The Bob Hope Show
Self