Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

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.

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Known For

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

1950 • as Rochester Van Jones

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 • as Self

TV

The George Gobel Show

1954 • as Self

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939 • as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'

Filmography

2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004

1991

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/16/1976

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973

1972

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
as B.J. Mason (voice)
TV - Released: 9/9/1972

1970

Movie
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/1970
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Globetrotters
TV - Released: 9/12/1970

1969

Love, American Style
Love, American Style
TV - Released: 9/29/1969

1968

Movie
Jack Benny's Bag
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/1968
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
as Concierge
TV - Released: 1/9/1968

1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Second Cab Driver
Movie - Released: 11/7/1963

1959

The Mouse That Jack Built
The Mouse That Jack Built
as Rochester (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/3/1959

1957

Movie
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Rochester Van Jones
Movie - Released: 12/15/1957

1954

TV
The George Gobel Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/2/1954

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Noah
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

You Can Change The World
You Can Change The World
as Rochester
Movie - Released: 2/25/1950
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as Rochester Van Jones
TV - Released: 10/28/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948

1947

Movie
Is Everybody Listening?
as Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program
Movie - Released: 9/5/1947

1946

The Show-Off
The Show-Off
as Eddie
Movie - Released: 12/1/1946

1945

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
as Jackson
Movie - Released: 4/7/1945
The Sailor Takes a Wife
The Sailor Takes a Wife
as Harry
Movie - Released: 12/28/1945
I Love a Bandleader
I Love a Bandleader
as Newton H. Newton
Movie - Released: 9/13/1945
Movie
Brother Bill
as Brother Bill
Movie - Released: 12/4/1945

1944

Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm
as Eddie
Movie - Released: 1/19/1944

1943

Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Movie - Released: 3/24/1943
The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World
as Shufro
Movie - Released: 2/12/1943
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
as Rochester
Movie - Released: 7/8/1943
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/21/1943

1942

Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
as Rev. Lazarus
Movie - Released: 8/5/1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Rochester
Movie - Released: 3/5/1942

1941

Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues
as Louey
Movie - Released: 11/7/1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as George
Movie - Released: 8/1/1941
Topper Returns
Topper Returns
as Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur
Movie - Released: 3/21/1941

1940

Buck Benny Rides Again
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Rochester
Movie - Released: 5/31/1940
Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor
as Rochester
Movie - Released: 12/27/1940

1939

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'
Movie - Released: 12/15/1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Cheerful
Movie - Released: 2/17/1939
Man About Town
Man About Town
as Rochester
Movie - Released: 6/29/1939
Honolulu
Honolulu
as Washington
Movie - Released: 2/3/1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Sam (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/23/1939

1938

Reckless Living
Reckless Living
as Dreamboat
Movie - Released: 3/1/1938
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
as Donald
Movie - Released: 9/1/1938
Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris
as Doorman
Movie - Released: 6/11/1938
Thanks for the Memory
Thanks for the Memory
as Janitor
Movie - Released: 11/11/1938
Exposed
Exposed
as William
Movie - Released: 11/5/1938
While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps
as Janitor
Movie - Released: 12/16/1938
Going Places
Going Places
as Groom
Movie - Released: 12/31/1938
Kentucky
Kentucky
as Groom
Movie - Released: 12/30/1938
Jezebel
Jezebel
as Gros Bat
Movie - Released: 3/26/1938

1937

Melody for Two
Melody for Two
as Exodus Johnson
Movie - Released: 5/1/1937
Bill Cracks Down
Bill Cracks Down
as Chauffeur
Movie - Released: 3/22/1937
Over the Goal
Over the Goal
as William
Movie - Released: 10/16/1937
Public Wedding
Public Wedding
as Man Carrying Coat
Movie - Released: 7/9/1937
On Such a Night
On Such a Night
as Henry Clay Washington
Movie - Released: 8/27/1937
White Bondage
White Bondage
as Old Glory (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/5/1937
One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven
as Henry Bangs
Movie - Released: 8/18/1937
When Love Is Young
When Love Is Young
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/26/1937
Love Is News
Love Is News
as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/26/1937
Wake Up and Live
Wake Up and Live
as Elevator Operator
Movie - Released: 8/23/1937

1936

The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures
as Noah
Movie - Released: 8/1/1936
The Music Goes 'Round
The Music Goes 'Round
as Lucifer
Movie - Released: 2/27/1936
Three Men on a Horse
Three Men on a Horse
as Moses, the Elevator Operator
Movie - Released: 11/21/1936
Rainbow on the River
Rainbow on the River
as Doctor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/18/1936
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
as Swipe (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/3/1936
Show Boat
Show Boat
as Boonville man speaking film's first line
Movie - Released: 5/17/1936

1935

His Night Out
His Night Out
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1935
Transient Lady
Transient Lady
as 'Noxious'
Movie - Released: 3/4/1935

1934

The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride
as 2nd bootblack (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/14/1934

1933

From Hell to Heaven
From Hell to Heaven
as Sam's Pal (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/24/1933
Terror Aboard
Terror Aboard
as Seaman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/14/1933
I Love That Man
I Love That Man
as Charlie - Porter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/7/1933

1932

What Price Hollywood?
What Price Hollywood?
as Max's Butler James (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/24/1932
Hat Check Girl
Hat Check Girl
as Walter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/8/1932