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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-09-18 (119 years old)

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.

Known For

Acting

2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)

1991

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)

1973

1972

The New Scooby-Doo Movies as B.J. Mason (voice)

1970

1969

1968

It Takes a Thief as Concierge

1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Second Cab Driver

1959

The Mouse That Jack Built as Rochester (voice)

1957

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show as Rochester Van Jones

1954

1951

1950

The Jack Benny Program as Rochester Van Jones

1948

1947

Is Everybody Listening? as Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program

1946

The Show-Off as Eddie

1945

I Love a Bandleader as Newton H. Newton
Brother Bill as Brother Bill

1944

1943

Cabin in the Sky as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

1942

Tales of Manhattan as Rev. Lazarus

1941

Topper Returns as Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur

1940

Love Thy Neighbor as Rochester

1939

Gone with the Wind as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'
Man About Town as Rochester
Honolulu as Washington
You Can't Get Away with Murder as Sam (uncredited)

1938

Reckless Living as Dreamboat
Exposed as William
Going Places as Groom
Kentucky as Groom
Jezebel as Gros Bat

1937

Melody for Two as Exodus Johnson
Bill Cracks Down as Chauffeur
Over the Goal as William
Public Wedding as Man Carrying Coat
On Such a Night as Henry Clay Washington
White Bondage as Old Glory (uncredited)
One Mile from Heaven as Henry Bangs
When Love Is Young as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Love Is News as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
Wake Up and Live as Elevator Operator

1936

Three Men on a Horse as Moses, the Elevator Operator
Rainbow on the River as Doctor (uncredited)
Two in a Crowd as Swipe (uncredited)
Show Boat as Boonville man speaking film's first line

1935

His Night Out as Bellhop (uncredited)
Transient Lady as 'Noxious'

1934

The Gay Bride as 2nd bootblack (uncredited)

1933

From Hell to Heaven as Sam's Pal (uncredited)
Terror Aboard as Seaman (uncredited)
I Love That Man as Charlie - Porter (uncredited)

1932

What Price Hollywood? as Max's Butler James (uncredited)
Hat Check Girl as Walter (uncredited)