
Erik Rhodes
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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.
Known for
Credits

The Gay Divorcee (1934)
as Rodolfo Tonetti

Top Hat (1935)
as Alberto Beddini

Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
as Max Corday

Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
as Lefevre

Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
as David Scott-Frensham

Woman Chases Man (1937)
as Henri Saffron

Say It in French (1938)
as Irving

A Night at the Ritz (1935)
as Leopold

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Self (archive footage)

Meet the Girls (1938)
as Maurice Leon

Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
as Enrico Torene

Two in the Dark (1936)
as Carlo Gheet
Give Her a Ring (1934)
Actor

Dramatic School (1938)
as Georges Mounier

Criminal Lawyer (1937)
as Tony Bandini

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)
as Erik Rhodes

Music for Madame (1937)
as Spaghetti Nadzio

On Your Toes (1939)
as Konstantin Morrisine

Old Man Rhythm (1935)
as Frank Rochet

Fight for Your Lady (1937)
as Anton Spadissimo

Chatterbox (1936)
as Archie Fisher

The Canary Comes Across (1938)
as Canary Dillon

Special Investigator (1936)
as Benny Gray

Second Wife (1936)
as Dave Bennet

Another Face (1935)
as Grimm

One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
as Count Alfredo Donstelli

The Nitwits (1935)
as George Clark





