Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-09-18

Day of Death

1977-02-28 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Also Known As

Eddie Anderson

Edmund Lincoln Anderson

Rochester

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.

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

Rainbow on the River

Rainbow on the River

From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

Acting

Gone with the Wind

1939

Gone with the Wind

as

Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'

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

1963

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

as

Second Cab Driver

Reckless Living

1938

Reckless Living

as

Dreamboat

You Can't Take It with You

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as

Donald

Tales of Manhattan

1942

Tales of Manhattan

as

Rev. Lazarus

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as

Cheerful

Brewster's Millions

1945

Brewster's Millions

as

Jackson

Broadway Rhythm

1944

Broadway Rhythm

as

Eddie

The Green Pastures

1936

The Green Pastures

as

Noah

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

Buck Benny Rides Again

as

Rochester

Cabin in the Sky

1943

Cabin in the Sky

as

Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Birth of the Blues

1941

Birth of the Blues

as

Louey

The Mouse That Jack Built

1959

The Mouse That Jack Built

as

Rochester (voice)

Is Everybody Listening?

1947

Is Everybody Listening?

as

Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

1970

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

as

Self

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as

Rochester

The Music Goes 'Round

1936

The Music Goes 'Round

as

Lucifer

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

Gold Diggers in Paris

as

Doorman

Three Men on a Horse

1936

Three Men on a Horse

as

Moses, the Elevator Operator

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

Love Thy Neighbor

as

Rochester

Melody for Two

1937

Melody for Two

as

Exodus Johnson

Thanks for the Memory

1938

Thanks for the Memory

as

Janitor

Bill Cracks Down

1937

Bill Cracks Down

as

Chauffeur

Over the Goal

1937

Over the Goal

as

William

Exposed

1938

Exposed

as

William

Man About Town

1939

Man About Town

as

Rochester

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

as

George

Topper Returns

1941

Topper Returns

as

Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur

Honolulu

1939

Honolulu

as

Washington

The Show-Off

1946

The Show-Off

as

Eddie

His Night Out

1935

His Night Out

as

Bellhop (uncredited)

While New York Sleeps

1938

While New York Sleeps

as

Janitor

The Sailor Takes a Wife

1945

The Sailor Takes a Wife

as

Harry

Going Places

1938

Going Places

as

Groom

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

1957

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

as

Rochester Van Jones

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as

Self (archive footage)

I Love a Bandleader

1945

I Love a Bandleader

as

Newton H. Newton

Transient Lady

1935

Transient Lady

as

'Noxious'

Public Wedding

1937

Public Wedding

as

Man Carrying Coat

The Meanest Man in the World

1943

The Meanest Man in the World

as

Shufro

On Such a Night

1937

On Such a Night

as

Henry Clay Washington

Kentucky

1938

Kentucky

as

Groom

Rainbow on the River

1936

Rainbow on the River

as

Doctor (uncredited)

White Bondage

1937

White Bondage

as

Old Glory (uncredited)

One Mile from Heaven

1937

One Mile from Heaven

as

Henry Bangs

When Love Is Young

1937

When Love Is Young

as

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Love Is News

1937

Love Is News

as

Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)

From Hell to Heaven

1933

From Hell to Heaven

as

Sam's Pal (uncredited)

Jezebel

1938

Jezebel

as

Gros Bat

Two in a Crowd

1936

Two in a Crowd

as

Swipe (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

You Can't Get Away with Murder

as

Sam (uncredited)

Terror Aboard

1933

Terror Aboard

as

Seaman (uncredited)

What Price Hollywood?

1932

What Price Hollywood?

as

Max's Butler James (uncredited)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

as

Self (archive footage)

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

1943

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

as

Rochester

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self

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

1991

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

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

The Gay Bride

1934

The Gay Bride

as

2nd bootblack (uncredited)

You Can Change The World

1950

You Can Change The World

as

Rochester

I Love That Man

1933

I Love That Man

as

Charlie - Porter (uncredited)

Brother Bill

1945

Brother Bill

as

Brother Bill

Show Boat

1936

Show Boat

as

Boonville man speaking film's first line

Wake Up and Live

1937

Wake Up and Live

as

Elevator Operator

Hat Check Girl

1932

Hat Check Girl

as

Walter (uncredited)

Jack Benny's Bag

1968

Jack Benny's Bag

as

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Noah

Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters

as

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as

Concierge

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

as

Self

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as

B.J. Mason (voice)

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Rochester Van Jones

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Production

Crew

Directing