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The Green Pastures (1936) -- Trailer for this film based on the play
The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Death:
28 February 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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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Alternate Names:
Eddie Anderson | Rochester

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "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
  2. "Harlem Globe Trotters" (1970) TV series .... Bobby Joe Mason (unknown episodes)
    ... aka The Go-Go Globetrotters (USA: rerun title)

  3. "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")
  4. "It Takes a Thief" .... Concierge (1 episode, 1968)
        - A Thief Is a Thief (1968) TV episode .... Concierge
  5. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Rochester Van Jones / ... (186 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
          (181 more)
  6. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Second Cab Driver
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
  7. "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
  8. "Bachelor Father" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Pinch That Penny (1962) TV episode

  9. The Mouse That Jack Built (1959) (voice) (as Rochester) .... Rochester
  10. "Shower of Stars" .... Rochester (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
        - Jack Benny Celebrates His 40th Birthday (1958) TV episode .... Rochester
  11. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Noah (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Green Pastures (1957) TV episode (as Eddie Anderson) .... Noah
  12. "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

  13. The Jack Benny Program (1949) (TV) .... Rochester
  14. The Show-Off (1946) .... Eddie
  15. The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) .... Harry
  16. I Love a Bandleader (1945) (as Rochester) .... Newton H. Newton
    ... aka Memory for Two (UK)
  17. Brewster's Millions (1945) .... Jackson
  18. Broadway Rhythm (1944) .... Eddie
  19. Stormy Weather (1943) (scenes deleted)
  20. What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943) .... Rochester
  21. Calling All Kids (1943) (voice) .... Buckwheat
  22. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
  23. The Meanest Man in the World (1943) .... Shufro
  24. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Rev. Lazarus
  25. Birth of the Blues (1941) (as Rochester) .... Louey
  26. Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) .... George
  27. Topper Returns (1941) .... Eddie - Chauffeur
  28. Love Thy Neighbor (1940) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Rochester
  29. Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) .... Rochester Van Jones

  30. Gone with the Wind (1939) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Uncle Peter - Her Coachman
  31. Man About Town (1939) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Rochester
  32. You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939) (uncredited) .... Sam
  33. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Cheerful
  34. Honolulu (1939) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Washington, Mason's Hollywood Servant
  35. Going Places (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... George - a Groom
  36. Kentucky (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Groom
  37. Strange Faces (1938) .... William
  38. Thanks for the Memory (1938/II) .... Janitor
  39. Exposed (1938) .... William
  40. Five of a Kind (1938) (uncredited) .... Hotel Doorman
  41. You Can't Take It with You (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Donald
  42. Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Doorman
    ... aka The Gay Impostors (UK)
  43. Jezebel (1938) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Gros Bat
  44. Reckless Living (1938) .... Dreamboat
  45. Over the Goal (1937) (as Eddie Anderson) .... William
  46. On Such a Night (1937) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Henry Clay, Fentridge Handyman
  47. Wake Up and Live (1937) (uncredited) .... Elevator Operator
  48. One Mile from Heaven (1937) .... Henry Bangs
  49. Reported Missing (1937) (uncredited) .... Porter
  50. White Bondage (1937) (uncredited) .... Old Glory
  51. Public Wedding (1937) (uncredited) .... Man Carrying Coat
  52. Melody for Two (1937) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Exodus Johnson
  53. When Love Is Young (1937) (uncredited) .... Taxi Driver
  54. Bill Cracks Down (1937) .... Chauffeur
    ... aka Men of Steel (UK)
  55. Love Is News (1937) (uncredited) .... Man Getting Marriage License
  56. Mysterious Crossing (1936) (uncredited) .... Porter
  57. Rainbow on the River (1936) (uncredited) .... Doctor
    ... aka It Happened in New Orleans (USA: reissue title)
  58. Three Men on a Horse (1936) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Moses, the Elevator Operator
  59. Two in a Crowd (1936) .... Swipe
  60. Star for a Night (1936) (uncredited) .... Maid's Boyfriend
  61. The Green Pastures (1936) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Noah
  62. 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)
  63. The Music Goes 'Round (1936) (uncredited) .... Lucifer
  64. His Night Out (1935) (uncredited) .... Bellhop
  65. Transient Lady (1935) (as Eddie Anderson) .... Noxious
    ... aka False Witness (UK)
  66. The Gay Bride (1934) (uncredited) .... Second Bootblack
  67. Behold My Wife (1934) (uncredited) .... Chauffeur
  68. I Love That Man (1933) (uncredited) .... Charlie, Porter
  69. Terror Aboard (1933) (uncredited) .... Seaman
  70. From Hell to Heaven (1933) (uncredited) .... Sam's Pal
  71. Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) (uncredited) .... Railroad Steward
  72. False Faces (1932) (uncredited) .... Chauffeur
    ... aka What Price Beauty? (UK)
  73. Hat Check Girl (1932) .... Walter
    ... aka Embassy Girl (UK)
  74. What Price Hollywood? (1932) (uncredited) .... James, Max's Butler
Soundtrack:
  1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "Taking a Chance on Love")

  2. "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))

  3. I Love a Bandleader (1945) (performer: "Eager Beaver")
    ... aka Memory for Two (UK)
  4. Brewster's Millions (1945) (performer: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (uncredited))
  5. Cabin in the Sky (1943) (performer: "Taking a Chance on Love", "Life Is Full of Consequence") ("Cabin in the Sky")
  6. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) (performer: "Sharp as a Tack")
  7. Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) (performer: "Sand in My Shoes")
  8. Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) (performer: "MY! MY!", "I'M AN OLD COW HAND (FROM THE RIO GRANDE)", "DRUMS IN THE NIGHT")

  9. Man About Town (1939) (performer: "THAT SENTIMENTAL SANDWICH", "FIDGETY JOE", "STRANGE ENCHANTMENT")
Self:
  1. The Good Old Days of Radio (1976) (TV)
  2. Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special (1970) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Friars Club Roast of Jack Benny (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  4. Go!!! (1967) (TV) .... Himself

  5. "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
  6. "Shower of Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
        - Gold Records (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode #3.16 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Christmas with the Stars (1953) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks (1953) .... Himself
  10. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 23 November 1952 (1952) TV episode (as Rochester) .... Mystery Guest
  11. Stars in the Eye (1952) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "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
  13. You Can Change the World (1951) .... Rochester

  14. "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Himself - Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1949)
        - Episode #1.7 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Sketch Actor
  15. Is Everybody Listening? (1947) .... Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program
    ... aka March of Time Volume 14, No. 1: Is Everybody Listening? (USA: series title)
  16. Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
    ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
  17. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) (as Rochester) .... Himself - Sharp as a Tack Number
Archive Footage:
  1. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
  2. Christmas in Tinseltown (2004) (V) .... Himself
  3. "Great Performances"
        - The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode
  4. Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
  5. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Rochester
  6. Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... First Cab Driver
  7. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Cabin in the Sky'
  8. Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (1950) .... Rochester


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