Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

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

View on IMDb ↗

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.

Photos

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

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

Show Boat

Show Boat

1936

as Boonville man speaking film's first line

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

as Reverend Lazarus

Topper Returns

Topper Returns

1941

as Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

as Groom

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

as Cheerful

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

as Rochester

Gold Diggers in Paris

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

as Doorman

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

as Swipe (uncredited)

Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

as Self (archive footage)

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

as Sam (uncredited)

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

as Self

You Can Change The World

You Can Change The World

1950

as Rochester

Exposed

Exposed

1938

as William