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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 10, 1906
Died
February 17, 1990
Place of Birth
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Also Known As
- Ernest Sharpe
- Eric Rhodes
Erik Rhodes
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
4.9
Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
5.5
Gardell
Naked City
1958
7.7
Herman Albright
Perry Mason
1957
🎬
6.3
Dr. Gardiner
Lux Video Theatre
1950
🎬
6.3
Mr. Purdy
Lux Video Theatre
1950
7.0
Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
3.9
Konstantin Morrisine
On Your Toes
1939
6.2
Georges Mounier
Dramatic School
1938
0.0
Irving
Say It in French
1938
4.0
Maurice Leon
Meet the Girls
1938
Credits
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1997
4.9
Naked City
as Gardell
1958
5.5
Perry Mason
as Herman Albright
1957
7.7
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. Gardiner
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Mr. Purdy
1950
6.3
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0
On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine
1939
3.9
Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier
1938
6.2
Say It in French
as Irving
1938
0.0
Meet the Girls
as Maurice Leon
1938
4.0
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
1938
6.0
The Canary Comes Across
as Canary Dillon
1938
3.5
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre
1937
5.0
Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo
1937
4.8
Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio
1937
5.0
Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron
1937
5.6
Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini
1937
5.9
Smartest Girl in Town
as Baron Enrico Torene
1936
5.5
Second Wife
as Dave Bennet
1936
0.0
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
1936
4.8
Special Investigator
as Benny Gray
1936
5.2
Chatterbox
as Archie Fisher
1936
6.0
Two in the Dark
as Carlo Gheet
1936
5.9
Another Face
as Grimm
1935
4.2
Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
1935
7.2
Old Man Rhythm
as Frank Rochet
1935
6.3
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Erik Rhodes
1935
6.0
The Nitwits
as George Clark
1935
6.1
A Night at the Ritz
as Leopold
1935
3.0
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
1935
6.5
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti
1934
6.9
🎬
Give Her a Ring
1934
0.0