Erik Rhodes

Actor

Born: February 10, 1906 (84 years old)

Died: February 17, 1990

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (13)

• Top Hat (1935, ★ 7.2)
• Perry Mason (1957, ★ 7.7)
• Charlie Chan in Paris (1935, ★ 6.5)
• The Gay Divorcee (1934, ★ 6.9)
• Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938, ★ 6)
• The Nitwits (1935, ★ 6.6)
• Two in the Dark (1936, ★ 5.9)
• Woman Chases Man (1937, ★ 5.6)
• Dramatic School (1938, ★ 6.4)
• One Rainy Afternoon (1936, ★ 4.8)
• Special Investigator (1936, ★ 5.2)
• The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997, ★ 4.9)
• Naked City (1958, ★ 5.5)