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Erik Rhodes
Acting
Born: February 10, 1906
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
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
Top Hat
as Alberto Beddini
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
The Nitwits
as George Clark
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Second Wife
as Dave Bennet
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre
On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine
