Person
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.
Gone with the Wind
Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter' · 1939
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Second Cab Driver · 1963
You Can't Take It with You
Donald · 1938
Jezebel
Gros Bat · 1938
Topper Returns
Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur · 1941
Cabin in the Sky
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson · 1943
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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