Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Acting September 18, 1905

Oakland, California, USA

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 cha…

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Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

7.9 1939 Movie
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

7.0 1963 Movie
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

6.2 1969 TV Show
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

7.5 1938 Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
The New Scooby-Doo Movies

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

7.7 1972 TV Show
Jezebel

Jezebel

7.0 1938 Movie
The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

7.8 1950 TV Show
It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

7.2 1968 TV Show
Topper Returns

Topper Returns

6.5 1941 Movie
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

6.5 1943 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2004
    Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown

    Movie Self (archive)

  2. 2004
    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 1991
    Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  4. 1981
    A Love Letter to Jack Benny

    Movie Himself

  5. 1976
    That's Entertainment, Part II

    Movie (archive footage)

  6. 1973
    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 1972
    The New Scooby-Doo Movies

    TV show B.J. Mason (voice)

  8. 1970
    Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

    Movie Self

  9. 1970
    Harlem Globetrotters

    TV show

  10. 1969
    Love, American Style

    TV show

  11. 1968
    Jack Benny's Bag

    Movie Self

  12. 1968
    It Takes a Thief

    TV show Concierge

  13. 1963
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    Movie Second Cab Driver

  14. 1959
    The Mouse That Jack Built

    Movie Rochester (voice)

  15. 1957
    Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

    Movie Rochester Van Jones

  16. 1954
    The George Gobel Show

    TV show Self

More credits
  1. 1951
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    TV show Noah

  2. 1950
    The Jack Benny Program

    TV show Rochester

  3. 1950
    You Can Change The World

    Movie Rochester

  4. 1950
    What's My Line?

    TV show Self

  5. 1948
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    TV show Self

  6. 1947
    Is Everybody Listening?

    Movie Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program

  7. 1946
    The Show-Off

    Movie Eddie

  8. 1945
    The Sailor Takes a Wife

    Movie Harry

  9. 1945
    Brother Bill

    Movie Brother Bill

  10. 1945
    I Love a Bandleader

    Movie Newton H. Newton

  11. 1945
    Brewster's Millions

    Movie Jackson

  12. 1944
    Broadway Rhythm

    Movie Eddie

  13. 1943
    What's Buzzin', Cousin?

    Movie Rochester

  14. 1943
    Show-Business at War

    Movie Self

  15. 1943
    Cabin in the Sky

    Movie Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

  16. 1943
    The Meanest Man in the World

    Movie Shufro

  17. 1942
    Tales of Manhattan

    Movie Reverend Lazarus

  18. 1942
    Star Spangled Rhythm

    Movie Rochester

  19. 1941
    Birth of the Blues

    Movie Louey

  20. 1941
    Kiss the Boys Goodbye

    Movie George

  21. 1941
    Topper Returns

    Movie Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur

  22. 1940
    Love Thy Neighbor

    Movie Rochester

  23. 1940
    Buck Benny Rides Again

    Movie Rochester

  24. 1939
    Gone with the Wind

    Movie Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'