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

What's My Line?
1952
Love, American Style
1969
The Ed Sullivan Show
1951
The Jack Benny Program
1952
Gone with the Wind
1939
It Takes a Thief
1968
The George Gobel Show
1957
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1957
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Harlem Globetrotters
1970
You Can't Take It with You
1938

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
78
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
as Self (archive)
1991
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
as Himself
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
as B.J. Mason (voice)
1970
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
as Self
1970
Harlem Globetrotters
1969
Love, American Style
1968
Jack Benny's Bag
as Self
1968
It Takes a Thief
as Concierge
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Second Cab Driver
1959
The Mouse That Jack Built
as Rochester (voice)
1957
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Rochester Van Jones
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Noah
1957
The George Gobel Show
as Self
1952
The Jack Benny Program
as Rochester
1952
What's My Line?
as Self
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1950
You Can Change The World
as Rochester
1947
Is Everybody Listening?
as Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program
1946
The Show-Off
as Eddie
1945
Brewster's Millions
as Jackson
1945
The Sailor Takes a Wife
as Harry
1945
I Love a Bandleader
as Newton H. Newton
1945
Brother Bill
as Brother Bill
1944
Broadway Rhythm
as Eddie
1943
Cabin in the Sky
as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
1943
The Meanest Man in the World
as Shufro
1943
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
as Rochester
1943
Show-Business at War
as Self
1942
Tales of Manhattan
as Reverend Lazarus
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Rochester
1941
Birth of the Blues
as Louey
1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as George
1941
Topper Returns
as Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Rochester
1940
Love Thy Neighbor
as Rochester
1939
Gone with the Wind
as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Cheerful
1939
Man About Town
as Rochester
1939
Honolulu
as Washington
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Sam (uncredited)
1938
Reckless Living
as Dreamboat
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Donald
1938
Gold Diggers in Paris
as Doorman
1938
Thanks for the Memory
as Janitor
1938
Exposed
as William
1938
While New York Sleeps
as Janitor
1938
Going Places
as Groom
1938
Kentucky
as Groom
1938
Jezebel
as Gros Bat
1938
Strange Faces
as William
1937
Melody for Two
as Exodus Johnson
1937
Bill Cracks Down
as Chauffeur
1937
Over the Goal
as William
1937
Public Wedding
as Man Carrying Coat
1937
On Such a Night
as Henry Clay Washington
1937
White Bondage
as Old Glory (uncredited)
1937
One Mile from Heaven
as Henry Bangs
1937
When Love Is Young
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1937
Love Is News
as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
1937
Wake Up and Live
as Elevator Operator
1936
The Green Pastures
as Noah
1936
The Music Goes 'Round
as Lucifer
1936
Three Men on a Horse
as Moses, the Elevator Operator
1936
Rainbow on the River
as Doctor (uncredited)
1936
Two in a Crowd
as Swipe (uncredited)
1936
Show Boat
as Boonville man speaking film's first line
1935
His Night Out
as Bellhop (uncredited)
1935
Transient Lady
as 'Noxious'
1934
The Gay Bride
as 2nd bootblack (uncredited)
1933
From Hell to Heaven
as Sam's Pal (uncredited)
1933
Terror Aboard
as Seaman (uncredited)
1933
I Love That Man
as Charlie - Porter (uncredited)
1932
What Price Hollywood?
as Max's Butler James (uncredited)
1932
Hat Check Girl
as Walter (uncredited)