Erik Rhodes (actor, born 1906)

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Erik Rhodes
Rhodes in 1935
Born	Ernest Sharpe (1906-02-10)February 10, 1906 El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1990(1990-02-17) (aged 84) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Resting place	El Reno Cemetery, El Reno, Oklahoma
Alma mater	University of Oklahoma
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	1927–1976
Spouse	Emmala Dunbar ​ ​ (m. 1972; died 1984)​ [1]

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).