Acting
Erik Rhodes
Also Known As: Ernest Sharpe, Eric Rhodes
Birth Date
February 10, 1906
Death Date
February 17, 1990
(passed away at 84)
Place of Birth
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
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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.
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TV Show
Perry Mason
Herman Albright
1957 • 1 episode
star5.7
TV Show
Naked City
Gardell
1958 • 1 episode
star7.0
TV Show
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950 • 1 episode
star6.7
TV Show
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Gardiner
1950 • 1 episode
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Movie
Top Hat
Alberto Beddini
1935
star6.9
Movie
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
1934
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Movie
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre
1937
star6.6
Movie
Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
1935
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Movie
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
1938
star6.5
Movie
Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini
1937
star5.0
Movie
Meet the Girls
Maurice Leon
1938
star9.0
Movie
Give Her a Ring
1934
star5.1
Movie
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997
star4.5
Movie
On Your Toes
Konstantin Morrisine
1939
star6.5
Movie
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
1938
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Movie
Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
1936
star6.3
Movie
Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio
1937
star5.6
Movie
Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo
1937
star5.4
Movie
Special Investigator
Benny Gray
1936
star5.0
Movie
One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli
1936