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: Acting

Born: Oakland, California, USA, 1905-09-18

Died: 1977-02-28

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1932	What Price Hollywood?	Max's Butler James (uncredited)	67
2	1932	Hat Check Girl	Walter (uncredited)	60
3	1933	From Hell to Heaven	Sam's Pal (uncredited)	72
4	1933	Terror Aboard	Seaman (uncredited)	60
5	1933	I Love That Man	Charlie - Porter (uncredited)	0
6	1934	The Gay Bride	2nd bootblack (uncredited)	58
7	1935	Transient Lady	'Noxious'	55
8	1935	His Night Out	Bellhop (uncredited)	0
9	1936	The Music Goes 'Round	Lucifer	0
10	1936	Show Boat	Boonville man speaking film's first line	67
11	1936	The Green Pastures	Noah	63
12	1936	Two in a Crowd	Swipe (uncredited)	0
13	1936	Three Men on a Horse	Moses, the Elevator Operator	62
14	1936	Rainbow on the River	Doctor	90
15	1937	Love Is News	Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)	60
16	1937	Bill Cracks Down	Chauffeur	50
17	1937	When Love Is Young	Taxi Driver (uncredited)	0
18	1937	Melody for Two	Exodus Johnson	0
19	1937	Public Wedding	Man Carrying Coat	57
20	1937	White Bondage	Old Glory (uncredited)	60
21	1937	One Mile from Heaven	Henry Bangs	67
22	1937	Wake Up and Live	Elevator Operator	53
23	1937	On Such a Night	Henry Clay Washington	0
24	1937	Over the Goal	William	30
25	1938	Reckless Living	Dreamboat	0
26	1938	Jezebel	Gros Bat	70
27	1938	Gold Diggers in Paris	Doorman	55
28	1938	You Can't Take It with You	Donald	75
29	1938	Exposed	William	50
30	1938	Thanks for the Memory	Janitor	57
31	1938	While New York Sleeps	Janitor	0
32	1938	Kentucky	Groom	57
33	1938	Going Places	Groom	62
34	1939	Honolulu	Washington	61
35	1939	You Can't Cheat an Honest Man	Cheerful	67
36	1939	You Can't Get Away with Murder	Sam (uncredited)	56
37	1939	Man About Town	Rochester	45
38	1939	Gone with the Wind	Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'	79
39	1940	Buck Benny Rides Again	Rochester	0
40	1940	Love Thy Neighbor	Rochester	65
41	1941	Topper Returns	Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur	64
42	1941	Kiss the Boys Goodbye	George	50
43	1941	Birth of the Blues	Louey	53
44	1942	Star Spangled Rhythm	Rochester	59
45	1942	Tales of Manhattan	Rev. Lazarus	62
46	1943	The Meanest Man in the World	Shufro	64
47	1943	Cabin in the Sky	Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson	64
48	1943	Show-Business at War	Self	70
49	1943	What's Buzzin', Cousin?	Rochester	0
50	1944	Broadway Rhythm	Eddie	55
51	1945	Brewster's Millions	Jackson	66
52	1945	I Love a Bandleader	Newton H. Newton	0
53	1945	Brother Bill	Brother Bill	0
54	1945	The Sailor Takes a Wife	Harry	60
55	1946	The Show-Off	Eddie	70
56	1947	Is Everybody Listening?	Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program	50
57	1950	You Can Change The World	Rochester	58
58	1957	Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show	Rochester Van Jones	0
59	1959	The Mouse That Jack Built	Rochester (voice)	67
60	1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Second Cab Driver	70
61	1968	Jack Benny's Bag	Self	0
62	1970	Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special	Self	0
63	1973	The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli	Self (archive footage)	0
64	1976	That's Entertainment, Part II	(archive footage)	68
65	1991	Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'	Self (archive footage)	0
66	2004	TV in Black: The First Fifty Years	Self (archive footage)	40

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	66
2	1950	What's My Line?	Self - Mystery Guest	69
3	1950	The Jack Benny Program	Rochester Van Jones	77
4	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Noah	87
5	1954	The George Gobel Show	Self	70
6	1968	It Takes a Thief	Concierge	70
7	1969	Love, American Style		60
8	1970	Harlem Globetrotters		60
9	1972	The New Scooby-Doo Movies	B.J. Mason (voice)	77