Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 10, 1906
Place of Birth
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Also Known As
- Ernest Sharpe
- Eric Rhodes
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 - Movies
Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti
Dramatic School
as Georges Mounier
Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Fight for Your Lady
as Anton Spadissimo
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
Criminal Lawyer
as Tony Bandini
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
