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