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Erik Rhodes

ActorBorn 1906, died 1990On stage 1932 to 19629 productions on this page

Erik Rhodes
Ernest A. Bachrach (1899-1973)

Erik Rhodes (born Ernest Sharpe; February 10, 1906 – February 17, 1990) 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).

On stage

9 productions, 30 years
1932
Gay DivorceBroadway Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Original. Directed by Howard Lindsay
248 performances
1947
The Great CampaignBroadway Princess Theatre. Original. Directed by Joseph Losey
5 performances
1950
Dance Me a SongBroadway Royale Theatre. Original. Directed by James Shelton
35 performances
1952
Collector's ItemBroadway Booth Theatre. Original. Directed by Alfred L. Golden
3 performances
1953
Can-CanBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Abe Burrows
892 performances
1957
JamaicaBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Robert Lewis
555 performances
1957
Shinbone AlleyBroadway Broadway Theatre. Original. Directed by Production supervised by Sawyer Falk
49 performances
1961
How to Make a ManBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Original. Directed by Eddie Bracken
12 performances
1962
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by George Abbott
964 performances

Worked with more than once

6 names
  • Sally Neal 2 productions
  • Patricia Dunn 2 productions
  • Myrna White 2 productions
  • George S. Irving 2 productions
  • Eddie Phillips 2 productions
  • Claude Thompson 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

Jimmy

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