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
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
Top Hat
Alberto Beddini
One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
Say It in French
Irving
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
The Silver Screen: Color ...
Self (archive footage)
Special Investigator
Benny Gray
Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio