ERIK RHODES
ACTING
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..
- Top Hat 1935
- Charlie Chan in Paris 1935
- The Gay Divorcee 1934
- Mysterious Mr. Moto 1938
- Second Wife 1936
- Beg, Borrow or Steal 1937
- Old Man Rhythm 1935
- The Nitwits 1935
- Two in the Dark 1936
- Music for Madame 1937
- Say It in French 1938
- One Rainy Afternoon 1936
- Smartest Girl in Town 1936
- Woman Chases Man 1937
- On Your Toes 1939
- Fight for Your Lady 1937
- Special Investigator 1936
- Another Face 1935
- A Night at the Ritz 1935
- Meet the Girls 1938
- Chatterbox 1936
- Dramatic School 1938
- Criminal Lawyer 1937
- Naked City 1958
- Perry Mason 1957