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Erik Rhodes was an American film and Broadway singer and actor. He is best remembered today for appearing in two classic Hollywood musical films with the popular dancing team of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: The Gay Divorcee (1934) and Top Hat (1935).
Birth Name
Ernest Sharpe
Born
Saturday, 10 February 1906
Died
Saturday, 17 February 1990
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self | 1987 |
| The Adams Chronicles | Duke of Exeter | 1976 |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Producer | 1961 |
| Naked City | Gardell | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Herman Albright | 1957 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Advertising Executive Smithers | 1955 |
| Horizons West | Cattle seller | 1952 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mr. Purdy / Dr. Gardiner | 1950 |
| Musical Comedy Time | (as Eric Rhodes) / Joseph Pulitzer | 1950 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self | 1987 |
| The Adams Chronicles | Duke of Exeter | 1976 |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Producer | 1961 |
| Naked City | Gardell | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Herman Albright | 1957 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Advertising Executive Smithers | 1955 |
| Horizons West | Cattle seller | 1952 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mr. Purdy / Dr. Gardiner | 1950 |
| Musical Comedy Time | (as Eric Rhodes) / Joseph Pulitzer | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| Suspense | Drexel Courtney | 1949 |
| On Your Toes | Konstantin Morrisine | 1939 |
| Dramatic School | Georges Mounier | 1938 |
| Say It in French | Irving | 1938 |
| Mysterious Mr. Moto | David Scott-Frensham | 1938 |
| Meet the Girls | Maurice Leon | 1938 |
| Beg, Borrow or Steal | Lefevre | 1937 |
| Fight for Your Lady | Anton Spadissimo | 1937 |
| Music for Madame | Spaghetti Nadzio | 1937 |
| Woman Chases Man | Henri Saffron | 1937 |
| Criminal Lawyer | Gene Larkin / Tony Bandini | 1937 |
| Smartest Girl in Town | Baron Enrico Torene | 1936 |
| One Rainy Afternoon | Count Alfredo Donstelli | 1936 |
| Special Investigator | Benny Gray | 1936 |
| Chatterbox | Mr. Archie Fisher / Archie Fisher | 1936 |
| Two in the Dark | Carlo Gheet | 1936 |
| Another Face | Grimm - Assistant Director / Grimm | 1935 |
| Top Hat | Alberto Beddini | 1935 |
| Old Man Rhythm | Frank Rochet | 1935 |
| A Night at the Biltmore Bowl | Erik Rhodes | 1935 |
| The Nitwits | George Clark | 1935 |
| A Night at the Ritz | Leopold Jaynos | 1935 |
| Charlie Chan in Paris | Max Corday | 1935 |
| Give Her a Ring | Otto Brune | 1934 |
| The Gay Divorcee | Rodolfo Tonetti | 1934 |
