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Erik Rhodes
Acting Born: February 10, 1906 • 84 years old (deceased) • El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
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.
Also Known As
Ernest SharpeEric Rhodes
