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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

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.

Known for

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 • Self (archive footage)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991 • Self (archive footage)
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
1981 • Himself
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 • Self (archive footage)
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970 • Self
Jack Benny's Bag
1968 • Self
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 • Second Cab Driver

Full filmography

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 • Self (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • (archive footage)
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The Mouse That Jack Built
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959 • Rochester (voice)
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Is Everybody Listening?
1947 • Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program
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Brother Bill
1945 • Brother Bill
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I Love a Bandleader
I Love a Bandleader
1945 • Newton H. Newton
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Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
1943 • Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
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Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
1942 • Reverend Lazarus
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Topper Returns
Topper Returns
1941 • Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur
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Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 • Rochester
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Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939 • Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'
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Man About Town
Man About Town
1939 • Rochester
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Honolulu
Honolulu
1939 • Washington
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Kentucky
Kentucky
1938 • Groom
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Strange Faces
Strange Faces
1938 • William
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Exposed
Exposed
1938 • William
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Jezebel
Jezebel
1938 • Gros Bat
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Reckless Living
Reckless Living
1938 • Dreamboat
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Over the Goal
Over the Goal
1937 • William
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On Such a Night
On Such a Night
1937 • Henry Clay Washington
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Wake Up and Live
Wake Up and Live
1937 • Elevator Operator
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One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven
1937 • Henry Bangs
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White Bondage
White Bondage
1937 • Old Glory (uncredited)
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Public Wedding
Public Wedding
1937 • Man Carrying Coat
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Melody for Two
Melody for Two
1937 • Exodus Johnson
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When Love Is Young
When Love Is Young
1937 • Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Bill Cracks Down
Bill Cracks Down
1937 • Chauffeur
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Love Is News
Love Is News
1937 • Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
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Rainbow on the River
Rainbow on the River
1936 • Doctor (uncredited)
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Three Men on a Horse
Three Men on a Horse
1936 • Moses, the Elevator Operator
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Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
1936 • Swipe (uncredited)
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Show Boat
Show Boat
1936 • Boonville man speaking film's first line
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His Night Out
His Night Out
1935 • Bellhop (uncredited)
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Transient Lady
Transient Lady
1935 • 'Noxious'
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The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride
1934 • 2nd bootblack (uncredited)
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I Love That Man
I Love That Man
1933 • Charlie - Porter (uncredited)
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Terror Aboard
Terror Aboard
1933 • Seaman (uncredited)
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From Hell to Heaven
From Hell to Heaven
1933 • Sam's Pal (uncredited)
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Hat Check Girl
Hat Check Girl
1932 • Walter (uncredited)
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What Price Hollywood?
What Price Hollywood?
1932 • Max's Butler James (uncredited)
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson – Biography, Known For & Filmography