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Erik Rhodes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

February 10, 1906(84)

Day of Death

February 17, 1990

Place of Birth

El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA

Also Known As

Ernest SharpeEric Rhodes

Erik Rhodes

Acting

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.

Known For

Filmography