Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Date of birth: 1905-09-18
Place of birth: Oakland, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Eddie Anderson, Edmund Lincoln Anderson, Rochester
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.
Movie Credits
Gone with the Wind
1939-12-15
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical prof
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $
Reckless Living
1938-03-01
This harmless Universal musical comedy is worth having as one of the few filmed records of legendary
You Can't Take It with You
1938-09-01
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony K
Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05
Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by it
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939-02-17
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from
Brewster's Millions
1945-04-07
Monty Brewster is a pennyless, former U.S. Army soldier back from World War II Europe who learns tha
Broadway Rhythm
1944-01-19
Broadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his sister, f
The Green Pastures
1936-08-01
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940-05-31
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of ri
Cabin in the Sky
1943-03-24
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where h
Birth of the Blues
1941-11-07
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959-04-03
In this spoof of "The Jack Benny Program", a mouse with Jack Benny's personality and poor violin pla
Is Everybody Listening?
1947-09-05
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news an
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970-11-16
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942-03-05
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son a
The Music Goes 'Round
1936-02-27
Harry Wallace (Harry Richman) is the star of a musical comedy who, while on a leave of absence from
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938-06-11
When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite th
Three Men on a Horse
1936-11-21
A meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.
Love Thy Neighbor
1940-12-27
Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars p
Melody for Two
1937-05-01
A singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.
Thanks for the Memory
1938-11-11
Steve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to
Bill Cracks Down
1937-03-22
William Reardon, a steel magnate, dies and leaves a strange will. When his spineless and dandified h
Over the Goal
1937-10-16
The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as we
Exposed
1938-11-05
A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue
Man About Town
1939-06-29
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't t
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941-08-01
New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Br
Topper Returns
1941-03-21
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally m
Honolulu
1939-02-03
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to
The Show-Off
1946-12-01
Chaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.
His Night Out
1935-10-01
When a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he get
While New York Sleeps
1938-12-16
Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
The Sailor Takes a Wife
1945-12-28
While waiting in New York City to ship out to Europe, a sailor stops by a serviceman's canteen and m
Going Places
1938-12-31
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargain
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957-12-15
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973-01-01
I Love a Bandleader
1945-09-13
A painter suffering from amnesia convinces himself that he's a famous bandleader and finds romance w
Transient Lady
1935-03-04
A senator's brother turns up murdered, and the senator tries to pin the blame on a man he knows is i
Public Wedding
1937-07-09
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fak
The Meanest Man in the World
1943-02-12
Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is un
On Such a Night
1937-08-27
When her husband is accused of murder, an actress tries to prove his innocence.
Kentucky
1938-12-30
Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby
Rainbow on the River
1936-12-18
A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't know in
White Bondage
1937-08-05
A reporter risks lynching to prove that share croppers are being cheated.
One Mile from Heaven
1937-08-18
A female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised by w
When Love Is Young
1937-03-26
In this drama, a girl from a small town in Pennsylvania dreams of being a star while she goes to sch
Love Is News
1937-02-26
When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns th
From Hell to Heaven
1933-02-24
The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a nearby
Jezebel
1938-03-26
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who car
Two in a Crowd
1936-10-03
When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that indivi
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939-03-23
Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen
Terror Aboard
1933-04-14
An ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find out wh
What Price Hollywood?
1932-06-24
Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film dir
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004-01-01
Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the m
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
1943-07-08
Musicians help a woman and her friends make some money with a ghost-town hotel.
Show-Business at War
1943-05-21
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991-01-01
A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi
The Gay Bride
1934-12-14
Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectanc
You Can Change The World
1950-02-25
Comedian Jack Benny has his butler, Rochester, call several of his celebrity friends over to the hou
I Love That Man
1933-07-07
Innocent Nancy Carroll falls in love with con man Edmund Lowe and the pair swindle their way across
Brother Bill
1945-12-04
The Jubalaires perform "Brother Bill".
Show Boat
1936-05-17
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the
Wake Up and Live
1937-08-23
Satire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist Walter
Hat Check Girl
1932-10-08
Gerry Marsh is a hat-check girl in a nightclub surrounded by bootleggers, blackmailers and others be
Jack Benny's Bag
1968-11-16
Jack Benny's 1968 TV specials features topical references including a parody of The Graduate.
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
1981-02-05
Love Letter to Jack Benny" is a wonderfully warm-hearted tribute to the late comic genius. Hosted by