Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Born: 1905-09-18 in Oakland, California, USA
Died: 1977-02-28
Known For: Acting
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.
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)
1981
- A Love Letter to Jack Benny as Himself
1976
- That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
1973
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
1972
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies as B.J. Mason (voice)
1969
1968
- It Takes a Thief as Concierge
- 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
1954
- The George Gobel Show as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Noah
1950
- What's My Line? as Self
- The Jack Benny Program as Rochester Van Jones
- You Can Change The World as Rochester
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1947
- Is Everybody Listening? as Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program
1946
- The Show-Off as Eddie
1945
- Brewster's Millions as Jackson
- The Sailor Takes a Wife as Harry
- I Love a Bandleader as Newton H. Newton
- Brother Bill as Brother Bill
1944
- Broadway Rhythm as Eddie
1943
- Cabin in the Sky as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
- Show-Business at War as Self
- The Meanest Man in the World as Shufro
- What's Buzzin', Cousin? as Rochester
1942
- Tales of Manhattan as Reverend Lazarus
- Star Spangled Rhythm as Rochester
1941
- Topper Returns as Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur
- Birth of the Blues as Louey
- Kiss the Boys Goodbye as George
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 Cheat an Honest Man as Cheerful
- You Can't Get Away with Murder as Sam (uncredited)
- Honolulu as Washington
1938
- You Can't Take It with You as Donald
- Jezebel as Gros Bat
- Going Places as Groom
- Thanks for the Memory as Janitor
- Kentucky as Groom
- Strange Faces as William
- While New York Sleeps as Janitor
- Reckless Living as Dreamboat
- Gold Diggers in Paris as Doorman
- Exposed as William
1937
- Love Is News as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
- On Such a Night as Henry Clay Washington
- Wake Up and Live as Elevator Operator
- Melody for Two as Exodus Johnson
- Public Wedding as Man Carrying Coat
- One Mile from Heaven as Henry Bangs
- Over the Goal as William
- White Bondage as Old Glory (uncredited)
- Bill Cracks Down as Chauffeur
- When Love Is Young as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1936
- Show Boat as Boonville man speaking film's first line
- The Green Pastures as Noah
- Two in a Crowd as Swipe (uncredited)
- Three Men on a Horse as Moses, the Elevator Operator
- The Music Goes 'Round as Lucifer
- Rainbow on the River as Doctor (uncredited)
1935
- Transient Lady as 'Noxious'
- His Night Out as Bellhop (uncredited)
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
- What Price Hollywood? as Max's Butler James (uncredited)
- Hat Check Girl as Walter (uncredited)