Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Actor · Crew· 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 character on the long-running radio and television series The Jack Benny Program.

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

Gone with the Windposter

Gone with the Wind

Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter' · 1939

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldposter

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

Second Cab Driver · 1963

You Can't Take It with Youposter

You Can't Take It with You

Donald · 1938

Jezebelposter

Jezebel

Gros Bat · 1938

Topper Returnsposter

Topper Returns

Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur · 1941

Cabin in the Skyposter

Cabin in the Sky

Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson · 1943

The New Scooby-Doo Moviesseries key art

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972

Filmography

39 credits across 2 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2004	Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown	Self (archive)	Film
1970	Harlem Globetrotters		TV
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Second Cab Driver	Film
1959	The Mouse That Jack Built	Rochester (voice)	Film
1945	Brewster's Millions	Jackson	Film
1944	Broadway Rhythm	Eddie	Film
1943	Show-Business at War	Self	Film
1943	The Meanest Man in the World	Shufro	Film
1943	Cabin in the Sky	Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson	Film
1942	Tales of Manhattan	Reverend Lazarus	Film
1942	Star Spangled Rhythm	Rochester	Film
1941	Topper Returns	Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur	Film
1941	Birth of the Blues	Louey	Film
1940	Buck Benny Rides Again	Rochester	Film
1940	Love Thy Neighbor	Rochester	Film
1939	Honolulu	Washington	Film
1939	You Can't Cheat an Honest Man	Cheerful	Film
1939	Man About Town	Rochester	Film
1939	You Can't Get Away with Murder	Sam (uncredited)	Film
1939	Gone with the Wind	Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'	Film
1938	Exposed	William	Film
1938	Kentucky	Groom	Film
1938	While New York Sleeps	Janitor	Film
1938	Going Places	Groom	Film
1938	Strange Faces	William	Film
1938	Jezebel	Gros Bat	Film
1938	Gold Diggers in Paris	Doorman	Film
1938	You Can't Take It with You	Donald	Film
1937	Love Is News	Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)	Film
1937	When Love Is Young	Taxi Driver (uncredited)	Film
1937	Melody for Two	Exodus Johnson	Film
1937	One Mile from Heaven	Henry Bangs	Film
1936	The Green Pastures	Noah	Film
1936	Show Boat	Boonville man speaking film's first line	Film
1936	Three Men on a Horse	Moses, the Elevator Operator	Film
1934	The Gay Bride	2nd bootblack (uncredited)	Film
1933	Terror Aboard	Seaman (uncredited)	Film
1933	From Hell to Heaven	Sam's Pal (uncredited)	Film
1932	What Price Hollywood?	Max's Butler James (uncredited)	Film

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