Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Personal Info

Birthday

September 18, 1905

Day of Death

1977-02-28

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Also Known As

Eddie Anderson

Edmund Lincoln Anderson

Rochester

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

The Jack Benny Program

It Takes a Thief

Gone with the Wind

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

Hallmark Hall of Fame

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

You Can't Take It with You

Jezebel

Filmography

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