Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Acting

Birthday

1905/09/18

Day of death

1977/02/28 (71 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Also know as

Eddie Anderson, Edmund Lincoln Anderson, Rochester

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.

Acting
Gone with the Wind
7.9

(1939) Gone with the Wind

as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Second Cab Driver

Reckless Living
0.0

(1938) Reckless Living

as Dreamboat

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

(1938) You Can't Take It with You

as Donald

Tales of Manhattan
6.3

(1942) Tales of Manhattan

as Rev. Lazarus

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
6.7

(1939) You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Cheerful

Brewster's Millions
6.6

(1945) Brewster's Millions

as Jackson

Broadway Rhythm
5.5

(1944) Broadway Rhythm

as Eddie

The Green Pastures
6.3

(1936) The Green Pastures

as Noah

Buck Benny Rides Again
0.0

(1940) Buck Benny Rides Again

as Rochester

Cabin in the Sky
6.4

(1943) Cabin in the Sky

as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Birth of the Blues
5.3

(1941) Birth of the Blues

as Louey

The Mouse That Jack Built
6.7

(1959) The Mouse That Jack Built

as Rochester (voice)

5.0

(1947) Is Everybody Listening?

as Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program

0.0

(1970) Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

as Self

Star Spangled Rhythm
5.9

(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm

as Rochester

The Music Goes 'Round
0.0

(1936) The Music Goes 'Round

as Lucifer

Gold Diggers in Paris
5.5

(1938) Gold Diggers in Paris

as Doorman

Three Men on a Horse
6.2

(1936) Three Men on a Horse

as Moses, the Elevator Operator

Love Thy Neighbor
6.5

(1940) Love Thy Neighbor

as Rochester

Melody for Two
0.0

(1937) Melody for Two

as Exodus Johnson

Thanks for the Memory
5.7

(1938) Thanks for the Memory

as Janitor

Bill Cracks Down
5.0

(1937) Bill Cracks Down

as Chauffeur

Over the Goal
3.0

(1937) Over the Goal

as William

Exposed
5.0

(1938) Exposed

as William

Man About Town
4.5

(1939) Man About Town

as Rochester

Kiss the Boys Goodbye
5.0

(1941) Kiss the Boys Goodbye

as George

Topper Returns
6.4

(1941) Topper Returns

as Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur

Honolulu
6.1

(1939) Honolulu

as Washington

The Show-Off
7.0

(1946) The Show-Off

as Eddie

His Night Out
0.0

(1935) His Night Out

as Bellhop (uncredited)

While New York Sleeps
0.0

(1938) While New York Sleeps

as Janitor

The Sailor Takes a Wife
6.0

(1945) The Sailor Takes a Wife

as Harry

Going Places
6.2

(1938) Going Places

as Groom

0.0

(1957) Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

as Rochester Van Jones

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
0.0

(1973) The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as Self (archive footage)

I Love a Bandleader
0.0

(1945) I Love a Bandleader

as Newton H. Newton

Transient Lady
5.5

(1935) Transient Lady

as 'Noxious'

Public Wedding
5.7

(1937) Public Wedding

as Man Carrying Coat

The Meanest Man in the World
6.4

(1943) The Meanest Man in the World

as Shufro

On Such a Night
0.0

(1937) On Such a Night

as Henry Clay Washington

Kentucky
5.7

(1938) Kentucky

as Groom

Rainbow on the River
9.0

(1936) Rainbow on the River

as Doctor

White Bondage
6.0

(1937) White Bondage

as Old Glory (uncredited)

One Mile from Heaven
6.7

(1937) One Mile from Heaven

as Henry Bangs

When Love Is Young
0.0

(1937) When Love Is Young

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Love Is News
6.0

(1937) Love Is News

as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)

From Hell to Heaven
7.2

(1933) From Hell to Heaven

as Sam's Pal (uncredited)

Jezebel
7.0

(1938) Jezebel

as Gros Bat

Two in a Crowd
0.0

(1936) Two in a Crowd

as Swipe (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.6

(1939) You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Sam (uncredited)

Terror Aboard
6.0

(1933) Terror Aboard

as Seaman (uncredited)

What Price Hollywood?
6.7

(1932) What Price Hollywood?

as Max's Butler James (uncredited)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
4.0

(2004) TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

as Self (archive footage)

What's Buzzin', Cousin?
0.0

(1943) What's Buzzin', Cousin?

as Rochester

Show-Business at War
7.0

(1943) Show-Business at War

as Self

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
0.0

(1991) Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9

(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

The Gay Bride
5.8

(1934) The Gay Bride

as 2nd bootblack (uncredited)

You Can Change The World
5.8

(1950) You Can Change The World

as Rochester

I Love That Man
0.0

(1933) I Love That Man

as Charlie - Porter (uncredited)

0.0

(1945) Brother Bill

as Brother Bill

Show Boat
6.7

(1936) Show Boat

as Boonville man speaking film's first line

Wake Up and Live
5.3

(1937) Wake Up and Live

as Elevator Operator

Hat Check Girl
6.0

(1932) Hat Check Girl

as Walter (uncredited)

0.0

(1968) Jack Benny's Bag

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Noah

Harlem Globetrotters
6.0

(1970) Harlem Globetrotters

as ---

It Takes a Thief
7.0

(1968) It Takes a Thief

as Concierge

7.0

(1954) The George Gobel Show

as Self

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
7.7

(1972) The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as B.J. Mason (voice)

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Jack Benny Program
7.7

(1950) The Jack Benny Program

as Rochester Van Jones

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self

Love, American Style
6.0

(1969) Love, American Style

as ---