Acting
Erik Rhodes
1906-1990
Known for Top Hat, The Gay Divorcee, Charlie Chan in Paris.
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Born02/10/1906
Died02/17/1990
AgeDied at 84
BirthplaceEl Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asErnest Sharpe, Eric Rhodes
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.
