Erik Rhodes
Born in El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA — Feb 10 1906• Died Feb 17 1990
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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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Perry Mason
Herman Albright
Naked City
Gardell
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Gardiner
Top Hat
Alberto Beddini
Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
On Your Toes
Konstantin Morrisine
Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo
Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
Second Wife
Dave Bennet
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre
Say It in French
Irving
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
Special Investigator
Benny Gray
The Nitwits
George Clark
Woman Chases Man
Henri Saffron
A Night at the Ritz
Leopold
Smartest Girl in Town
Baron Enrico Torene
Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini
The Canary Comes Across
Canary Dillon
Another Face
Grimm
Chatterbox
Archie Fisher
Meet the Girls
Maurice Leon
Give Her a Ring
Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Erik Rhodes