
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.

Perry Mason
1957

Naked City
1958

The Bob Hope Show
1950

Top Hat
1935

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997

The Gay Divorcee
1934

Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938

Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937

Charlie Chan in Paris
1935

Fight for Your Lady
1937

Woman Chases Man
1937

One Rainy Afternoon
1936

Dramatic School
1938

Special Investigator
1936

Criminal Lawyer
1937

Another Face
1935

Two in the Dark
1936

On Your Toes
1939

The Nitwits
1935

Say It in French
1938

Second Wife
1936

Old Man Rhythm
1935

Music for Madame
1937

Meet the Girls
1938

A Night at the Ritz
1935

Chatterbox
1936

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935

The Canary Comes Across
1938

Smartest Girl in Town
1936