Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1905-09-18

Day of Death

1977-02-28

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

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 (68)

⭐ 5.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

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

⭐ 0 Role: Himself

A Love Letter to Jack Benny

⭐ 7.0 Role: (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Jack Benny's Bag

⭐ 7.0 Role: Second Cab Driver

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

⭐ 6.8 Role: Rochester (voice)

The Mouse That Jack Built

⭐ 0 Role: Rochester Van Jones

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

⭐ 6.4 Role: Rochester

You Can Change The World

⭐ 6.5 Role: Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program

Is Everybody Listening?

⭐ 7.0 Role: Eddie

The Show-Off

⭐ 8.0 Role: Harry

The Sailor Takes a Wife

⭐ 0 Role: Brother Bill

Brother Bill

⭐ 8.0 Role: Newton H. Newton

I Love a Bandleader

⭐ 6.8 Role: Jackson

Brewster's Millions

⭐ 6.3 Role: Eddie

Broadway Rhythm

⭐ 7.0 Role: Rochester

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Show-Business at War

⭐ 6.5 Role: Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Cabin in the Sky

⭐ 6.9 Role: Shufro

The Meanest Man in the World

⭐ 6.4 Role: Reverend Lazarus

Tales of Manhattan

⭐ 6.2 Role: Rochester

Star Spangled Rhythm

⭐ 6.2 Role: Louey

Birth of the Blues

⭐ 6.5 Role: George

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

⭐ 6.4 Role: Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur

Topper Returns

⭐ 7.3 Role: Rochester

Love Thy Neighbor

⭐ 5.0 Role: Rochester

Buck Benny Rides Again

⭐ 7.9 Role: Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'

Gone with the Wind

⭐ 4.5 Role: Rochester

Man About Town

⭐ 5.8 Role: Sam (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder

⭐ 7.0 Role: Cheerful

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

⭐ 6.5 Role: Washington

Honolulu

⭐ 6.6 Role: Groom

Going Places

⭐ 6.1 Role: Groom

Kentucky

⭐ 7.0 Role: Janitor

While New York Sleeps

⭐ 10.0 Role: William

Strange Faces

⭐ 5.8 Role: Janitor

Thanks for the Memory

⭐ 6.7 Role: William

Exposed

⭐ 7.5 Role: Donald

You Can't Take It with You

⭐ 6.8 Role: Doorman

Gold Diggers in Paris

⭐ 7.0 Role: Gros Bat

Jezebel

⭐ 8.0 Role: Dreamboat

Reckless Living

⭐ 5.0 Role: William

Over the Goal

⭐ 7.0 Role: Henry Clay Washington

On Such a Night

⭐ 6.2 Role: Elevator Operator

Wake Up and Live

⭐ 6.6 Role: Henry Bangs

One Mile from Heaven

⭐ 6.8 Role: Old Glory (uncredited)

White Bondage

⭐ 6.0 Role: Man Carrying Coat

Public Wedding

⭐ 7.0 Role: Exodus Johnson

Melody for Two

⭐ 10.0 Role: Taxi Driver (uncredited)

When Love Is Young

⭐ 5.7 Role: Chauffeur

Bill Cracks Down

⭐ 6.3 Role: Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)

Love Is News

⭐ 8.7 Role: Doctor (uncredited)

Rainbow on the River

⭐ 6.3 Role: Moses, the Elevator Operator

Three Men on a Horse

⭐ 8.0 Role: Swipe (uncredited)

Two in a Crowd

⭐ 6.3 Role: Noah

The Green Pastures

⭐ 6.7 Role: Boonville man speaking film's first line

Show Boat

⭐ 7.0 Role: Lucifer

The Music Goes 'Round

⭐ 7.0 Role: Bellhop (uncredited)

His Night Out

⭐ 6.3 Role: 'Noxious'

Transient Lady

⭐ 6.0 Role: 2nd bootblack (uncredited)

The Gay Bride

⭐ 10.0 Role: Charlie - Porter (uncredited)

I Love That Man

⭐ 6.5 Role: Seaman (uncredited)

Terror Aboard

⭐ 7.8 Role: Sam's Pal (uncredited)

From Hell to Heaven

⭐ 7.5 Role: Walter (uncredited)

Hat Check Girl

⭐ 6.8 Role: Max's Butler James (uncredited)

What Price Hollywood?