Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

1905-09-18 – 1977-02-28 (age 71) Oakland, California, USA

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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.

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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'

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

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

1963

as Second Cab Driver

Jezebel

Jezebel

1938

as Gros Bat

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Donald

Transient Lady

Transient Lady

1935

as 'Noxious'

Going Places

Going Places

1938

as Groom

Public Wedding

Public Wedding

1937

as Man Carrying Coat

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

as Groom

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

Broadway Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm

1944

as Eddie

Show Boat

Show Boat

1936

as Boonville man speaking film's first line

Topper Returns

Topper Returns

1941

as Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur

Brother Bill

1945

as Brother Bill

You Can Change The World

You Can Change The World

1950

as Rochester

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

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

as Reverend Lazarus

Honolulu

Honolulu

1939

as Washington

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

as Sam (uncredited)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

as Rochester