Early in his career, Rhodes acted in repertory theatre with troupes in Montreal, Oklahoma City, Omaha, and Hartford, among other places.[4] His film debut came in Follow the Boys (1944).[5]
In addition to numerous film appearances,[6] he was also a regular in two long-running television shows, playing the doctor in Bonanza and the judge in Perry Mason.[7] He also appeared in a recurring role as Beverly Hills banker Chester Vanderlip throughout most of the run of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.[8]
Rhodes acted in repertory theatre in Hartford, Montreal, Oklahoma City, and Omaha. In January 1932, he became the leading man of the Auditorium Permanent Players in Rochester, New York.[9] Rhodes's Broadway credits included A Boy Who Lived Twice (1945), The Deep Mrs. Sykes (1945), Flight to the West (1940), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938), Ceiling Zero (1935), Lost Horizons (1934), and Antony and Cleopatra (1924).[10]
^"California Death Index, 1940-1997", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP8N-ZNV : 26 November 2014), Grandon Rolker Rhodes, 09 Jun 1987; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
^"California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF9-9TRL : Sun Mar 10 14:24:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Grandon Rolker Rhodes and John Pilson, 14 February 1942.
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