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
(1939)
Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Second Cab Driver
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Donald
Topper Returns
(1941)
Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
Rev. Lazarus
Jezebel
(1938)
Gros Bat
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)
(archive footage)
Gold Diggers in Paris
(1938)
Doorman
Full Filmography
Acting
What Price Hollywood?
(1932)
Max's Butler James (uncredited)
Hat Check Girl
(1932)
Walter (uncredited)
From Hell to Heaven
(1933)
Sam's Pal (uncredited)
Terror Aboard
(1933)
Seaman (uncredited)
I Love That Man
(1933)
Charlie - Porter (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
(1934)
2nd bootblack (uncredited)
Transient Lady
(1935)
'Noxious'
His Night Out
(1935)
Bellhop (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
(1936)
Noah
Three Men on a Horse
(1936)
Moses, the Elevator Operator
Rainbow on the River
(1936)
Doctor (uncredited)
Two in a Crowd
(1936)
Swipe (uncredited)
Show Boat
(1936)
Boonville man speaking film's first line
The Music Goes 'Round
(1936)
Lucifer
Melody for Two
(1937)
Exodus Johnson
Bill Cracks Down
(1937)
Chauffeur
Over the Goal
(1937)
William
Public Wedding
(1937)
Man Carrying Coat
White Bondage
(1937)
Old Glory (uncredited)
One Mile from Heaven
(1937)
Henry Bangs
When Love Is Young
(1937)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Love Is News
(1937)
Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
Wake Up and Live
(1937)
Elevator Operator
On Such a Night
(1937)
Henry Clay Washington
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Donald
Gold Diggers in Paris
(1938)
Doorman
Thanks for the Memory
(1938)
Janitor
Exposed
(1938)
William
While New York Sleeps
(1938)
Janitor
Going Places
(1938)
Groom
Kentucky
(1938)
Groom
Jezebel
(1938)
Gros Bat
Reckless Living
(1938)
Dreamboat
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
(1939)
Cheerful
You Can't Get Away with Murder
(1939)
Sam (uncredited)
Man About Town
(1939)
Rochester
Honolulu
(1939)
Washington
Buck Benny Rides Again
(1940)
Rochester
Love Thy Neighbor
(1940)
Rochester
Birth of the Blues
(1941)
Louey
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
(1941)
George
Topper Returns
(1941)
Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
Rev. Lazarus
Star Spangled Rhythm
(1942)
Rochester
Cabin in the Sky
(1943)
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
The Meanest Man in the World
(1943)
Shufro
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
(1943)
Rochester
Show-Business at War
(1943)
Self
Broadway Rhythm
(1944)
Eddie
Brewster's Millions
(1945)
Jackson
The Sailor Takes a Wife
(1945)
Harry
I Love a Bandleader
(1945)
Newton H. Newton
Brother Bill
(1945)
Brother Bill
The Show-Off
(1946)
Eddie
Is Everybody Listening?
(1947)
Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program
You Can Change The World
(1950)
Rochester
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
(1957)
Rochester Van Jones
The Mouse That Jack Built
(1959)
Rochester (voice)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Second Cab Driver
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
(1970)
Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
(1973)
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)
(archive footage)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
(1991)
Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(2004)
Self (archive footage)