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Mini Biography:
The son of a minstrel and circus tightrope walker, Eddie Anderson developed... more
Trivia:
Overstrained his vocal cords as a 12-year-old newsboy hawking papers in... more
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(4 articles)
Gone with the Wind Breezes Onto DVD and Blu-ray November 17th
(From MovieWeb. 18 August 2009, 5:03 AM, PDT)
Sxsw Interview: Cast and Crew Talk 'Shuttle' Ride
(From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 31 March 2008, 11:22 AM, PDT)
(From MovieWeb. 18 August 2009, 5:03 AM, PDT)
Sxsw Interview: Cast and Crew Talk 'Shuttle' Ride
(From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 31 March 2008, 11:22 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Eddie Anderson | Rochester
Filmography
Actor:
- "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" .... Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
... aka Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (USA: video title)
... aka Scooby-Doo's New Comedy Movie Pictures (USA: alternative title)
- Mystery of Haunted Island (1973) TV episode (voice) .... Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason
- The Loch Ness Mess (1972) TV episode (voice) .... Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason
- The Ghostly Creep from the Deep (1972) TV episode (voice) .... Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason - "Harlem Globe Trotters" (1970) TV series .... Bobby Joe Mason (unknown episodes)
... aka The Go-Go Globetrotters (USA: rerun title) - "Love, American Style" .... Willie (segment "Love and the Hustler") (1 episode, 1969)
- Love and a Couple of Couples/Love and the Hustler/Love and the Pill (1969) TV episode .... Willie (segment "Love and the Hustler") - "It Takes a Thief" .... Concierge (1 episode, 1968)
- A Thief Is a Thief (1968) TV episode .... Concierge - "The Jack Benny Program" .... Rochester Van Jones / ... (188 episodes, 1950-1965)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- Jack Has Dog Trouble (1965) TV episode .... Rochester Van Jones
- Jack Appears on a Panel Show (1965) TV episode .... Rochester Van Jones
- Dennis Opens a Bank Account (1965) TV episode .... Rochester Van Jones
- Jack's Navy Buddy Returns (1965) TV episode .... Rochester Van Jones
- Jack Finds a Double (1965) TV episode .... Rochester Van Jones
(183 more) - It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Second cab driver
... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title) - "The Dick Powell Show" .... Eddie Anderson (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- Last of the Private Eyes (1963) TV episode .... Eddie Anderson - "Bachelor Father" (1 episode, 1962)
- Pinch That Penny (1962) TV episode - The Mouse That Jack Built (1959) (voice) (as Rochester) .... Rochester
- "Shower of Stars" .... Rochester (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
- Jack Benny Celebrates His 40th Birthday (1958) TV episode .... Rochester - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Noah (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Green Pastures (1957) TV episode (as Eddie Anderson) .... Noah - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Rochester Van Jones (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- Freddie Finds a Headlight (1957) TV episode .... Rochester Van Jones - The Jack Benny Program (1949) (TV) .... Rochester
- The Show-Off (1946) .... Eddie
- The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) .... Harry
- I Love a Bandleader (1945) (as Rochester) .... Newton H. Newton
... aka Memory for Two (UK) - Brewster's Millions (1945) .... Jackson
- Broadway Rhythm (1944) .... Eddie
- Stormy Weather (1943) (scenes deleted)
- What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943) .... Rochester
- Calling All Kids (1943) (voice) .... Buckwheat
- Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
- The Meanest Man in the World (1943) .... Shufro
- Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Rev. Lazarus
- Birth of the Blues (1941) (as Rochester) .... Louey
- Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) .... George
- Topper Returns (1941) .... Eddie - Chauffeur
- Love Thy Neighbor (1940) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Rochester
- Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) .... Rochester Van Jones
- Gone with the Wind (1939) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Uncle Peter - Her Coachman
- Man About Town (1939) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Rochester
- You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939) (uncredited) .... Sam
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Cheerful
- Honolulu (1939) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Washington, Mason's Hollywood Servant
- Going Places (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... George - a Groom
- Kentucky (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Groom
- Strange Faces (1938) .... William
- Thanks for the Memory (1938/II) .... Janitor
- Exposed (1938) .... William
- Five of a Kind (1938) (uncredited) .... Hotel Doorman
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Donald
- Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Doorman
... aka The Gay Impostors (UK) - Jezebel (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Gros Bat
- Reckless Living (1938) .... Dreamboat
- Over the Goal (1937) (as Eddie Anderson) .... William
- On Such a Night (1937) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Henry Clay, Fentridge Handyman
- Wake Up and Live (1937) (uncredited) .... Elevator Operator
- One Mile from Heaven (1937) .... Henry Bangs
- Reported Missing (1937) (uncredited) .... Porter
- White Bondage (1937) (uncredited) .... Old Glory
- Public Wedding (1937) (uncredited) .... Man Carrying Coat
- Melody for Two (1937) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Exodus Johnson
- When Love Is Young (1937) (uncredited) .... Taxi Driver
- Bill Cracks Down (1937) .... Chauffeur
... aka Men of Steel (UK) - Love Is News (1937) (uncredited) .... Man Getting Marriage License
- Mysterious Crossing (1936) (uncredited) .... Porter
- Rainbow on the River (1936) (uncredited) .... Doctor
... aka It Happened in New Orleans (USA: reissue title) - Three Men on a Horse (1936) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Moses, the Elevator Operator
- Two in a Crowd (1936) .... Swipe
- Star for a Night (1936) (uncredited) .... Maid's Boyfriend
- The Green Pastures (1936) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Noah
- Show Boat (1936) (uncredited) .... Young Black Man [who first spots the show boat at the beginning of film]
... aka Edna Ferber's Show Boat (USA: complete title) - The Music Goes 'Round (1936) (uncredited) .... Lucifer
- His Night Out (1935) (uncredited) .... Bellhop
- Transient Lady (1935) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Noxious
... aka False Witness (UK) - The Gay Bride (1934) (uncredited) .... Second Bootblack
- Behold My Wife (1934) (uncredited) .... Chauffeur
- I Love That Man (1933) (uncredited) .... Charlie, Porter
- Terror Aboard (1933) (uncredited) .... Seaman
- From Hell to Heaven (1933) (uncredited) .... Sam's Pal
- Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) (uncredited) .... Railroad Steward
- False Faces (1932) (uncredited) .... Chauffeur
... aka What Price Beauty? (UK) - Hat Check Girl (1932) .... Walter
... aka Embassy Girl (UK) - What Price Hollywood? (1932) (uncredited) .... James, Max's Butler
Soundtrack:
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "Taking a Chance on Love")
- "The Jack Benny Program" (5 episodes, 1950-1958)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- Jack Takes Beavers to Dentist (1958) TV episode (performer: "I Can't Give you Anything But Love" uncredited)
- Talent Show (1956) TV episode (performer: "New Year's in Trinadad")
- The Road to Nairobi (1954) TV episode (performer: "Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" (uncredited))
- Fred Allen Show (1953) TV episode (performer: "Side By Side" (uncredited))
- Premiere Show (1950) TV episode (performer: "My Blue Heaven" (uncredited)) - I Love a Bandleader (1945) (performer: "Eager Beaver")
... aka Memory for Two (UK) - Brewster's Millions (1945) (performer: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (uncredited))
- Cabin in the Sky (1943) (performer: "Taking a Chance on Love", "Life Is Full of Consequence") ("Cabin in the Sky")
- Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) (performer: "Sharp as a Tack")
- Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) (performer: "Sand in My Shoes")
- Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) (performer: "MY! MY!", "I'M AN OLD COW HAND (FROM THE RIO GRANDE)", "DRUMS IN THE NIGHT")
- Man About Town (1939) (performer: "THAT SENTIMENTAL SANDWICH", "FIDGETY JOE", "STRANGE ENCHANTMENT")
Self:
- The Good Old Days of Radio (1976) (TV)
- Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special (1970) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Friars Club Roast of Jack Benny (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Go!!! (1967) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Perry Como Show" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
- Episode dated 3 March 1956 (1956) TV episode - "Shower of Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
- Gold Records (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode #3.16 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Christmas with the Stars (1953) (TV) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks (1953) .... Himself
- "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1952)
- Episode dated 23 November 1952 (1952) TV episode (as Rochester) .... Mystery Guest - Stars in the Eye (1952) (TV) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #4.43 (1951) TV episode (as Eddie Anderson) .... Himself - You Can Change the World (1951) .... Rochester
- "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Himself - Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1949)
- Episode #1.7 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Sketch Actor - Is Everybody Listening? (1947) .... Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program
... aka March of Time Volume 14, No. 1: Is Everybody Listening? (USA: series title) - Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10 - Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) (as Rochester) .... Himself - Sharp as a Tack Number
Archive Footage:
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
- Christmas in Tinseltown (2004) (V) .... Himself
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"Great Performances"
- The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode - Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
- Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Rochester
- Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... First Cab Driver
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Cabin in the Sky'
- Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (1950) .... Rochester
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