Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 18, 1905
Place of Birth:
Oakland, California, USA
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Biography
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (September 18, 1905 – February 28, 1977) was an American comic actor who became famous playing Rochester, the valet to Jack Benny's eponymous title character on the long-running radio and television series The Jack Benny Program.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | Self (archive footage) |
| 1970 | Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special | Self |
| 1968 | Jack Benny's Bag | Self |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Second Cab Driver |
| 1959 | The Mouse That Jack Built | Rochester (voice) |
| 1957 | Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show | Rochester Van Jones |
| 1950 | You Can Change The World | Rochester |
| 1947 | Is Everybody Listening? | Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program |
| 1946 | The Show-Off | Eddie |
| 1945 | Brewster's Millions | Jackson |
| 1945 | The Sailor Takes a Wife | Harry |
| 1945 | I Love a Bandleader | Newton H. Newton |
| 1945 | Brother Bill | Brother Bill |
| 1944 | Broadway Rhythm | Eddie |
| 1943 | Cabin in the Sky | Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World | Shufro |
| 1943 | What's Buzzin', Cousin? | Rochester |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Rev. Lazarus |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Rochester |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues | Louey |
| 1941 | Kiss the Boys Goodbye | George |
| 1941 | Topper Returns | Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Rochester |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor | Rochester |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter' |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Cheerful |
| 1939 | Man About Town | Rochester |
| 1939 | Honolulu | Washington |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Sam (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Reckless Living | Dreamboat |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Donald |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Doorman |
| 1938 | Thanks for the Memory | Janitor |
| 1938 | Exposed | William |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | Janitor |
| 1938 | Going Places | Groom |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Groom |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Gros Bat |
| 1937 | Melody for Two | Exodus Johnson |
| 1937 | Bill Cracks Down | Chauffeur |
| 1937 | Over the Goal | William |
| 1937 | Public Wedding | Man Carrying Coat |
| 1937 | On Such a Night | Henry Clay Washington |
| 1937 | White Bondage | Old Glory (uncredited) |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Henry Bangs |
| 1937 | When Love Is Young | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Love Is News | Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wake Up and Live | Elevator Operator |
| 1936 | The Green Pastures | Noah |
| 1936 | The Music Goes 'Round | Lucifer |
| 1936 | Three Men on a Horse | Moses, the Elevator Operator |
| 1936 | Rainbow on the River | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Two in a Crowd | Swipe (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Boonville man speaking film's first line |
| 1935 | His Night Out | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Transient Lady | 'Noxious' |
| 1934 | The Gay Bride | 2nd bootblack (uncredited) |
| 1933 | From Hell to Heaven | Sam's Pal (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Terror Aboard | Seaman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | I Love That Man | Charlie - Porter (uncredited) |
| 1932 | What Price Hollywood? | Max's Butler James (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Hat Check Girl | Walter (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | B.J. Mason (voice) |
| 1970 | Harlem Globetrotters | |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief | Concierge |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Noah |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Rochester Van Jones |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |