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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.
Top Filmography
7.3
Top Hat
1935 // MOVIE
6.9
The Gay Divorcee
1934 // MOVIE
7.7
Perry Mason
1957 // TV
6.5
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935 // MOVIE
6.0
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 // MOVIE
4.9
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 // MOVIE
4.8
One Rainy Afternoon
1936 // MOVIE
5.5
Naked City
1958 // TV
6.6
The Nitwits
1935 // MOVIE
5.9
Two in the Dark
1936 // MOVIE
5.6
Woman Chases Man
1937 // MOVIE
5.2
Special Investigator
1936 // MOVIE
6.4
Dramatic School
1938 // MOVIE
6.3
Lux Video Theatre
1950 // TV
6.3
Lux Video Theatre
1950 // TV