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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

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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

Gone with the Wind

1939

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

Reckless Living

Reckless Living

1938

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1945

Broadway Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm

1944

The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

1936

Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

1941

The Mouse That Jack Built

The Mouse That Jack Built

1959

Is Everybody Listening?

Is Everybody Listening?

1947

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

1970

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

The Music Goes 'Round

The Music Goes 'Round

1936

Gold Diggers in Paris

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

1936

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

Melody for Two

Melody for Two

1937

Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the Memory

1938

Bill Cracks Down

Bill Cracks Down

1937

Over the Goal

Over the Goal

1937

Exposed

Exposed

1938

Man About Town

Man About Town

1939

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941

Topper Returns

Topper Returns

1941

Honolulu

Honolulu

1939

The Show-Off

The Show-Off

1946

His Night Out

His Night Out

1935

While New York Sleeps

While New York Sleeps

1938

The Sailor Takes a Wife

The Sailor Takes a Wife

1945

Going Places

Going Places

1938

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

1957

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

I Love a Bandleader

I Love a Bandleader

1945

Transient Lady

Transient Lady

1935

Public Wedding

Public Wedding

1937

The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World

1943

On Such a Night

On Such a Night

1937

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

Rainbow on the River

Rainbow on the River

1936

White Bondage

White Bondage

1937

One Mile from Heaven

One Mile from Heaven

1937

When Love Is Young

When Love Is Young

1937

Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

1933

Jezebel

Jezebel

1938

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

Terror Aboard

Terror Aboard

1933

What Price Hollywood?

What Price Hollywood?

1932

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

1943

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

1991

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

The Gay Bride

The Gay Bride

1934

You Can Change The World

You Can Change The World

1950

I Love That Man

I Love That Man

1933

Brother Bill

Brother Bill

1945

Show Boat

Show Boat

1936

Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live

1937

Hat Check Girl

Hat Check Girl

1932

Jack Benny's Bag

Jack Benny's Bag

1968

A Love Letter to Jack Benny

A Love Letter to Jack Benny

1981

Strange Faces

Strange Faces

1938

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters

1970

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

1968

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

1954

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

1950

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969