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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (1905–1977)

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The son of a minstrel and circus tightrope walker, Eddie Anderson developed a gravel voice early in life which would become his trademark to fame. He joined his older brother Cornelius as members of "The Three Black Aces" during his vaudeville years, singing for pennies in the hotel lobby. He eventually moved his way up to the Roxy and Apollo theaters in New York... See full bio »

Born:

Edmund L. Anderson
in Oakland, California, USA

Died:

(age 71) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1972-1973 The New Scooby-Doo Movies (TV series)
Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason
– Mystery of Haunted Island (1973) … Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason (voice)
– The Loch Ness Mess (1972) … Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason (voice)
– The Ghostly Creep from the Deep (1972) … Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason (voice)
 
1970 Harlem Globe Trotters (TV series)
Bobby Joe Mason
 
1970 Watermelon Man
Drugstore Soda Jerk
 
1969 Jack Benny's New Look (TV movie)
Rochester
 
1969 Love, American Style (TV series)
Willie (segment "Love and the Hustler")
– Love and a Couple of Couples/Love and the Hustler/Love and the Pill (1969) … Willie (segment "Love and the Hustler")
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Concierge
– A Thief Is a Thief (1968) … Concierge
 
1950-1965 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Rochester Van Jones / Jeeves / Oatmeal
– Jack Has Dog Trouble (1965) … Rochester Van Jones
– Jack Appears on a Panel Show (1965) … Rochester Van Jones
– Dennis Opens a Bank Account (1965) … Rochester Van Jones
– Jack's Navy Buddy Returns (1965) … Rochester Van Jones
– Jack Finds a Double (1965) … Rochester Van Jones
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1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Second Cab Driver
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Eddie Anderson
– Last of the Private Eyes (1963) … Eddie Anderson
 
1962 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Rochester Van Jones
– Pinch That Penny (1962) … Rochester Van Jones (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1959 The Mouse That Jack Built (short)
Rochester (voice) (as Rochester)
 
1959 The Green Pastures (TV movie)
Noah
 
1957 The Green Pastures (TV movie)
Noah (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1957 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Rochester Van Jones
– Freddie Finds a Headlight (1957) … Rochester Van Jones
 
1949 The Jack Benny Program (TV movie)
Rochester
 
1946 The Show-Off
Eddie
 
1945 The Sailor Takes a Wife
Harry
 
1945 I Love a Bandleader
Newton H. Newton (as Rochester)
 
1945 Brewster's Millions
Jackson
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm
Eddie
 
1943 What's Buzzin', Cousin?
Rochester
 
1943 Calling All Kids (short)
Buckwheat (voice)
 
1943 Cabin in the Sky
Little Joe Jackson
 
1943 The Meanest Man in the World
Shufro
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Rochester- 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (as Rochester)
 
1942 Tales of Manhattan
Rev. Lazarus
 
1941 Birth of the Blues
Louey (as Rochester)
 
1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye
George
 
1941 Topper Returns
Chauffeur
 
1940 Love Thy Neighbor
Rochester Van Jones (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again
Rochester Van Jones
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Uncle Peter - Her Coachman (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1939 Man About Town
Rochester (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder
Sam (uncredited)
 
1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Rochester (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1939 Honolulu
Washington (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1938 Going Places
George - a Groom (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1938 Kentucky
Groom (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1938 Strange Faces
William
 
1938/II Thanks for the Memory
Janitor
 
1938 Exposed
William
 
1938 Five of a Kind
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Donald (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1938 Gold Diggers in Paris
Doorman (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1938 Jezebel
Gros Bat (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1938 Reckless Living
Dreamboat
 
1937 Over the Goal
William (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1937 On Such a Night
Henry Clay, Fentridge Handyman (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1937 Wake Up and Live
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
 
1937 One Mile from Heaven
Henry Bangs
 
1937 Reported Missing
Porter (uncredited)
 
1937 White Bondage
Old Glory (uncredited)
 
1937 Public Wedding
Man Carrying Coat (uncredited)
 
1937 Melody for Two
Exodus Johnson (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1937 When Love Is Young
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 
1937 Bill Cracks Down
Chauffeur (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1937 Love Is News
Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
 
1936 Mysterious Crossing
Porter (uncredited)
 
1936 Rainbow on the River
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1936 Three Men on a Horse
Moses (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1936 Two in a Crowd
Swipe (uncredited)
 
1936 Star for a Night
Maid's Boyfriend (uncredited)
 
1936 The Green Pastures
Noah (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1936 Show Boat
Young Black Man (uncredited)
 
1936 The Music Goes 'Round
Lucifer (uncredited)
 
1935 His Night Out
Bellhop (uncredited)
 
1935 Transient Lady
'Noxious' (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1934 The Gay Bride
2nd Bootblack (uncredited)
 
1934 Behold My Wife
Chauffeur (uncredited)
 
1933 I Love That Man
Charlie, Porter (uncredited)
 
1933 Terror Aboard
Seaman (uncredited)
 
1933 From Hell to Heaven
Sam's Pal (uncredited)
 
1933 Billion Dollar Scandal
Railroad Steward (uncredited)
 
1932 False Faces
Chauffeur (uncredited)
 
1932 Hat Check Girl
Walter
 
1932 What Price Hollywood?
James - Max's Butler (uncredited)
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "Taking a Chance on Love" 1940 - uncredited)
 
1950-1958 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
– Jack Takes Beavers to Dentist (1958) (performer: "I Can't Give you Anything But Love" - uncredited)
– Talent Show (1956) (performer: "New Year's in Trinadad")
– Jack Hunts for Uranium (1955) (performer: "La Cucaracha" - uncredited)
– Bedroom Burglar Show (1955) (performer: "My Blue Heaven" - uncredited)
– How Jack Found Mary (1954) (performer: " Oh Baby Mine I Get So Lonely" - uncredited)
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1945 I Love a Bandleader (performer: "Eager Beaver" / as Rochester)
 
1945 Brewster's Millions (performer: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" - uncredited)
 
1943 Cabin in the Sky (performer: "Cabin in the Sky" 1940 - uncredited, "Taking a Chance on Love" 1940 - uncredited, "Life Is Full of Consequence" 1943, "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited)
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm (performer: "Sharp as a Tack")
 
1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye (performer: "Sand in My Shoes")
 
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again (performer: "MY! MY!", "I'M AN OLD COW HAND FROM THE RIO GRANDE", "DRUMS IN THE NIGHT")
 
1939 Man About Town (performer: "THAT SENTIMENTAL SANDWICH", "FIDGETY JOE", "STRANGE ENCHANTMENT")
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
1976 The Good Old Days of Radio (TV documentary)
 
1970 Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Friars Club Roast of Jack Benny (1970) … Himself
 
1967 Go!!! (TV movie)
Himself
 
1956 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
– Episode #8.25 (1956)
 
1955-1956 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Cameo / Himself - Comedian
– More Gold Records (1956) … Himself - Comedian
– Gold Records (1955) … Himself - Cameo
 
1951-1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #6.17 (1954) … Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #5.20 (1953) … Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #3.38 (1951) … Himself - Comic Actor
 
1954 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.16 (1954) … Himself
 
1953 Christmas with the Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1953 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks (short)
Himself
 
1952 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1952) … Himself
 
1952 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 23 November 1952 (1952) … Himself - Mystery Guest (as Rochester)
 
1952 Stars in the Eye (TV movie)
Himself
 
1951 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.43 (1951) … Himself (as Eddie Anderson)
 
1951 TV Club (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.27 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 You Can Change the World (documentary short)
Rochester
 
1949 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Himself - Sketch Actor
– Episode #1.7 (1949) … Himself - Sketch Actor
 
1947 Is Everybody Listening? (documentary short)
Rochester, Jack Benny Radio Program
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Christmas in Tinseltown (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (TV documentary)
Rochester
 
1991 Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (TV documentary)
First Cab Driver (uncredited)
 
Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Cabin in the Sky'
 
1950 Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (short)
Rochester
 

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He was survived by two sons and two daughters. See more »

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Star Sign:

Virgo