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

• Naked City — Gardell
• Perry Mason — Herman Albright
• Lux Video Theatre — Dr. Gardiner, Mr. Purdy
• 1939On Your Toes — Konstantin Morrisine
• 1938Dramatic School — Georges Mounier
• 1938Meet the Girls — Maurice Leon
• 1938Mysterious Mr. Moto — David Scott-Frensham
• 1938Say It in French — Irving
• 1938The Canary Comes Across — Canary Dillon
• 1937Beg, Borrow or Steal — Lefevre
• 1937Criminal Lawyer — Tony Bandini
• 1937Fight for Your Lady — Anton Spadissimo
• 1937Music for Madame — Spaghetti Nadzio
• 1937Woman Chases Man — Henri Saffron
• 1936Chatterbox — Archie Fisher
• 1936One Rainy Afternoon — Count Alfredo Donstelli
• 1936Second Wife — Dave Bennet
• 1936Smartest Girl in Town — Enrico Torene
• 1936Special Investigator — Benny Gray
• 1936Two in the Dark — Carlo Gheet
• 1935A Night at the Biltmore Bowl — Erik Rhodes
• 1935A Night at the Ritz — Leopold
• 1935Another Face — Grimm
• 1935Charlie Chan in Paris — Max Corday
• 1935Old Man Rhythm — Frank Rochet
• 1935The Nitwits — George Clark
• 1935Top Hat — Alberto Beddini
• 1934Give Her a Ring
• 1934The Gay Divorcee — Rodolfo Tonetti

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 1997The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)
• The Bob Hope Show — Self