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