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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
One Rainy Afternoon
as Count Alfredo Donstelli
The Gay Divorcee
as Rodolfo Tonetti
Music for Madame
as Spaghetti Nadzio
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Say It in French
as Irving
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as David Scott-Frensham
On Your Toes
as Konstantin Morrisine
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Max Corday
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Lefevre
