Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 18, 1905

died

February 28, 1977

place of birth

Oakland, California, USA

also known as

Eddie Anderson · Edmund Lincoln Anderson · Rochester

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Gone with the Wind
7.9

Gone with the Wind

1939as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

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

1963as Second Cab Driver
Jezebel
7.0

Jezebel

1938as Gros Bat
You Can't Take It with You
7.5

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Donald
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976as (archive footage)
Topper Returns
6.4

Topper Returns

1941as Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur
Kentucky
6.1

Kentucky

1938as Groom
Show-Business at War
7.0

Show-Business at War

1943as Self
Show Boat
6.7

Show Boat

1936as Boonville man speaking film's first line
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
5.3

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004as Self (archive footage)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.8

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939as Sam (uncredited)
The Sailor Takes a Wife
8.0

The Sailor Takes a Wife

1945as Harry
Gold Diggers in Paris
6.8

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938as Doorman
Tales of Manhattan
6.5

Tales of Manhattan

1942as Reverend Lazarus
Man About Town
4.5

Man About Town

1939as Rochester
Love Is News
6.3

Love Is News

1937as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
Over the Goal
5.0

Over the Goal

1937as William
Going Places
6.6

Going Places

1938as Groom
What Price Hollywood?
6.8

What Price Hollywood?

1932as Max's Butler James (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
6.0

The Gay Bride

1934as 2nd bootblack (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
6.5

Cabin in the Sky

1943as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942as Rochester
On Such a Night
7.0

On Such a Night

1937as Henry Clay Washington
Birth of the Blues
6.2

Birth of the Blues

1941as Louey
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
7.0

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939as Cheerful
Love Thy Neighbor
7.3

Love Thy Neighbor

1940as Rochester
Brewster's Millions
6.8

Brewster's Millions

1945as Jackson
White Bondage
6.8

White Bondage

1937as Old Glory (uncredited)
Public Wedding
6.0

Public Wedding

1937as Man Carrying Coat
The Meanest Man in the World
6.9

The Meanest Man in the World

1943as Shufro
Honolulu
6.5

Honolulu

1939as Washington
Broadway Rhythm
6.3

Broadway Rhythm

1944as Eddie
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
8.0

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

1991as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thanks for the Memory
5.8

Thanks for the Memory

1938as Janitor
Two in a Crowd
8.0

Two in a Crowd

1936as Swipe (uncredited)
You Can Change The World
6.4

You Can Change The World

1950as Rochester
Three Men on a Horse
6.3

Three Men on a Horse

1936as Moses, the Elevator Operator
Wake Up and Live
6.2

Wake Up and Live

1937as Elevator Operator
Transient Lady
6.3

Transient Lady

1935as 'Noxious'
From Hell to Heaven
7.8

From Hell to Heaven

1933as Sam's Pal (uncredited)
Melody for Two
7.0

Melody for Two

1937as Exodus Johnson
I Love That Man
10.0

I Love That Man

1933as Charlie - Porter (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
6.3

The Green Pastures

1936as Noah
The Mouse That Jack Built
6.8

The Mouse That Jack Built

1959as Rochester (voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
7.0

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973as Self (archive footage)
Exposed
6.7

Exposed

1938as William
The Show-Off
7.0

The Show-Off

1946as Eddie
One Mile from Heaven
6.6

One Mile from Heaven

1937as Henry Bangs
Bill Cracks Down
5.7

Bill Cracks Down

1937as Chauffeur
His Night Out
7.0

His Night Out

1935as Bellhop (uncredited)