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
Alberto Beddini
Charlie Chan in Paris
Max Corday
The Gay Divorcee
Rodolfo Tonetti
Mysterious Mr. Moto
David Scott-Frensham
Second Wife
Dave Bennet
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Lefevre
Old Man Rhythm
Frank Rochet
The Nitwits
George Clark
Two in the Dark
Carlo Gheet
Music for Madame
Spaghetti Nadzio
Say It in French
Irving
One Rainy Afternoon
Count Alfredo Donstelli
Smartest Girl in Town
Baron Enrico Torene
Woman Chases Man
Henri Saffron
On Your Toes
Konstantin Morrisine
Fight for Your Lady
Anton Spadissimo
Special Investigator
Benny Gray
Another Face
Grimm
A Night at the Ritz
Leopold
Meet the Girls
Maurice Leon
Chatterbox
Archie Fisher
Dramatic School
Georges Mounier
Criminal Lawyer
Tony Bandini
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Erik Rhodes
The Canary Comes Across
Canary Dillon
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)