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    Erik Rhodes

    1906-02-10 (118 years old) in El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA

    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.

    Movies

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    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
    50 %|Nov 1, 1997
    History, Documentary
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    On Your Toes
    39 %|Oct 14, 1939
    Comedy
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    Dramatic School
    62 %|Dec 9, 1938
    Drama, Romance
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    Say It in French
    0 %|Nov 25, 1938
    Comedy
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    Meet the Girls
    45 %|Oct 6, 1938
    Crime, Comedy
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    Mysterious Mr. Moto
    57 %|Sep 17, 1938
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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    The Canary Comes Across
    35 %|Jan 26, 1938
    Music
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    Beg, Borrow or Steal
    45 %|Dec 3, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    Fight for Your Lady
    43 %|Nov 5, 1937
    Comedy
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    Music for Madame
    50 %|Oct 8, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    Woman Chases Man
    56 %|May 7, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    Criminal Lawyer
    59 %|Jan 29, 1937
    Action, Romance, Drama, Crime
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    Smartest Girl in Town
    55 %|Nov 27, 1936
    Comedy
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    Second Wife
    0 %|Aug 21, 1936
    Drama
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    One Rainy Afternoon
    46 %|May 13, 1936
    Comedy
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    Special Investigator
    58 %|May 8, 1936
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Chatterbox
    60 %|Jan 17, 1936
    Comedy, Drama
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    Two in the Dark
    57 %|Jan 10, 1936
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
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    Another Face
    42 %|Dec 20, 1935
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
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    Top Hat
    73 %|Aug 29, 1935
    Music, Comedy, Romance
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    Old Man Rhythm
    63 %|Aug 2, 1935
    Music, Comedy
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    A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
    60 %|Jun 21, 1935
    Music
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    The Nitwits
    61 %|Jun 7, 1935
    Comedy, Music
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    A Night at the Ritz
    30 %|Mar 23, 1935
    Comedy
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    Charlie Chan in Paris
    65 %|Jan 21, 1935
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Gay Divorcee
    68 %|Oct 12, 1934
    Comedy, Romance
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    Give Her a Ring
    0 %|Jun 11, 1934
    Music, Comedy

    Series

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    Naked City
    53 %|Sep 30, 1958
    Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
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    Perry Mason
    76 %|Sep 21, 1957
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    55 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    55 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Bob Hope Show
    70 %|Apr 9, 1950
    Comedy, Family, Talk