Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1906-02-10
Deathday
1990-02-17
Place of Birth
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Erik Rhodes
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
Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti
Perry Mason
as Herman Albright
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Naked City
as Gardell
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
The Nitwits
as George Clark
Woman Chases Man
as Henri Saffron