
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1905-09-18
- Died
- 1977-02-28
- Place of birth
- Oakland, California, USA
- Also known 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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)

What's My Line?
1950
as Self

Love, American Style
1969

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

It Takes a Thief
1968
as Concierge

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Rochester
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
as B.J. Mason (voice)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Noah

Harlem Globetrotters
1970
Movies (69)

Gone with the Wind
1939
as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Second Cab Driver

Transient Lady
1935
as 'Noxious'

You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Donald

Jezebel
1938
as Gros Bat

Exposed
1938
as William
Strange Faces
1938
as William

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)

Wake Up and Live
1937
as Elevator Operator

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Rochester

Topper Returns
1941
as Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur

Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941
as George

Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Reverend Lazarus

The Gay Bride
1934
as 2nd bootblack (uncredited)

Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Show Boat
1936
as Boonville man speaking film's first line

What Price Hollywood?
1932
as Max's Butler James (uncredited)

While New York Sleeps
1938
as Janitor

Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004
as Self (archive)

You Can Change The World
1950
as Rochester

The Show-Off
1946
as Eddie

Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Rochester

Love Is News
1937
as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)

Kentucky
1938
as Groom

You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Sam (uncredited)

Honolulu
1939
as Washington

Birth of the Blues
1941
as Louey

Show-Business at War
1943
as Self

Broadway Rhythm
1944
as Eddie

Going Places
1938
as Groom

The Sailor Takes a Wife
1945
as Harry

Three Men on a Horse
1936
as Moses, the Elevator Operator

The Mouse That Jack Built
1959
as Rochester (voice)

The Green Pastures
1936
as Noah

Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Doorman

Two in a Crowd
1936
as Swipe (uncredited)

Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Janitor

His Night Out
1935
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Brother Bill
1945
as Brother Bill

The Meanest Man in the World
1943
as Shufro

Terror Aboard
1933
as Seaman (uncredited)

On Such a Night
1937
as Henry Clay Washington

Hat Check Girl
1932
as Walter (uncredited)

I Love a Bandleader
1945
as Newton H. Newton

One Mile from Heaven
1937
as Henry Bangs

Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Rochester
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
as Self

Over the Goal
1937
as William

Melody for Two
1937
as Exodus Johnson

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as Self (archive footage)

The Music Goes 'Round
1936
as Lucifer

Brewster's Millions
1945
as Jackson

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Cheerful
Is Everybody Listening?
1947
as Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program

Public Wedding
1937
as Man Carrying Coat

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
as Rochester Van Jones

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
as Self

Man About Town
1939
as Rochester

What's Buzzin', Cousin?
1943
as Rochester

Reckless Living
1938
as Dreamboat

I Love That Man
1933
as Charlie - Porter (uncredited)

From Hell to Heaven
1933
as Sam's Pal (uncredited)

Bill Cracks Down
1937
as Chauffeur

When Love Is Young
1937
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

A Love Letter to Jack Benny
1981
as Himself

Rainbow on the River
1936
as Doctor (uncredited)

White Bondage
1937
as Old Glory (uncredited)
About 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. With 78 credits spanning from 1932 to 2004, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson has appeared in 69 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Second Cab Driver
- Transient Lady (1935) — as 'Noxious'
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Donald
- Jezebel (1938) — as Gros Bat
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