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.
1997The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderMovieas Self (archive footage)1958Naked CityTV showas Gardell · 1 episodes1957Perry MasonTV showas Herman Albright · 1 episodes1950Lux Video TheatreTV showas Dr. Gardiner · as Mr. Purdy · 1 episodes1950The Bob Hope ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes1939On Your ToesMovieas Konstantin Morrisine1938Dramatic SchoolMovieas Georges Mounier
1938Say It in FrenchMovieas Irving
1938Meet the GirlsMovieas Maurice Leon1938Mysterious Mr. MotoMovieas David Scott-Frensham
1938The Canary Comes AcrossMovieas Canary Dillon
1937Beg, Borrow or StealMovieas Lefevre1937Fight for Your LadyMovieas Anton Spadissimo
1937Music for MadameMovieas Spaghetti Nadzio1937Woman Chases ManMovieas Henri Saffron1937Criminal LawyerMovieas Tony Bandini1936Smartest Girl in TownMovieas Enrico Torene
1936Second WifeMovieas Dave Bennet1936One Rainy AfternoonMovieas Count Alfredo Donstelli1936Special InvestigatorMovieas Benny Gray
1936ChatterboxMovieas Archie Fisher1936Two in the DarkMovieas Carlo Gheet1935Another FaceMovieas Grimm1935Top HatMovieas Alberto Beddini
1935Old Man RhythmMovieas Frank Rochet
1935A Night at the Biltmore BowlMovieas Erik Rhodes1935The NitwitsMovieas George Clark
1935A Night at the RitzMovieas Leopold1935Charlie Chan in ParisMovieas Max Corday1934The Gay DivorceeMovieas Rodolfo Tonetti