
Erik Rhodes
Acting
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.

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)

On Your Toes
Konstantin Morrisine

Dramatic School
Georges Mounier

Say It in French
Irving

Meet the Girls
Maurice Leon

Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham

The Canary Comes Across
Canary Dillon

Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre

Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo

Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio

Woman Chases Man
Henri Saffron

Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini

Smartest Girl in Town
Baron Enrico Torene

Second Wife
Dave Bennet

One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli

Special Investigator
Benny Gray

Chatterbox
Archie Fisher

Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet

Another Face
Grimm

Top Hat
Alberto Beddini

Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Erik Rhodes

The Nitwits
George Clark

A Night at the Ritz
Leopold

Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday

The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
Give Her a Ring







