Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
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.
Gone with the Wind
as Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical...
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Second Cab DriverA group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about...
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You Can't Take It with You
as DonaldAlice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with...
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Topper Returns
as Edward ("Eddie"), the ChauffeurTopper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards,...
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Jezebel
as Gros BatIn 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who...
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Brewster's Millions
as JacksonMonty Brewster is a pennyless, former U.S. Army soldier back from World War II Europe who learns...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...
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Cabin in the Sky
as Joseph 'Little Joe' JacksonWhen compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory,...
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Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage)A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
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Show-Business at War
as SelfA multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
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What Price Hollywood?
as Max's Butler James (uncredited)Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film...
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Show Boat
as Boonville man speaking film's first lineDespite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into...
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Star Spangled Rhythm
as RochesterPop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his...
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Tales of Manhattan
as Rev. LazarusTen screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed...
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You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Sam (uncredited)Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun...
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Gold Diggers in Paris
as DoormanWhen the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to...
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The Meanest Man in the World
as ShufroCompassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but...
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The Green Pastures
as NoahGod, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are...
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The Mouse That Jack Built
as Rochester (voice)In this spoof of "The Jack Benny Program", a mouse with Jack Benny's personality and poor violin...
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Wake Up and Live
as Elevator OperatorSatire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist...
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as CheerfulFields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run...
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Thanks for the Memory
as JanitorSteve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife...
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Going Places
as GroomA sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he...
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Exposed
as WilliamA magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications...
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Terror Aboard
as Seaman (uncredited)An ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find...
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Buck Benny Rides Again
as RochesterRadio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling...
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Birth of the Blues
as LoueyJeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He...
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One Mile from Heaven
as Henry BangsA female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised...
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
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Love Is News
as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she...
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Rainbow on the River
as Doctor (uncredited)A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't...
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You Can Change The World
as RochesterComedian Jack Benny has his butler, Rochester, call several of his celebrity friends over to the...
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White Bondage
as Old Glory (uncredited)A reporter risks lynching to prove that share croppers are being cheated.
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Kentucky
as GroomYoung lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky...
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Bill Cracks Down
as ChauffeurWilliam Reardon, a steel magnate, dies and leaves a strange will. When his spineless and...
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of...
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Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as GeorgeNew York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for...
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From Hell to Heaven
as Sam's Pal (uncredited)The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a...
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His Night Out
as Bellhop (uncredited)When a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he...
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Melody for Two
as Exodus JohnsonA singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.
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Public Wedding
as Man Carrying CoatThe operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a...
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Love Thy Neighbor
as RochesterCapitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two...
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Over the Goal
as WilliamThe Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss...
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Honolulu
as WashingtonWanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner...
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Two in a Crowd
as Swipe (uncredited)When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that...
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While New York Sleeps
as JanitorNewspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
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Three Men on a Horse
as Moses, the Elevator OperatorA meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.
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Man About Town
as RochesterProducer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she...
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The Gay Bride
as 2nd bootblack (uncredited)Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life...
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When Love Is Young
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)In this drama, a girl from a small town in Pennsylvania dreams of being a star while she goes to...
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The Sailor Takes a Wife
as HarryWhile waiting in New York City to ship out to Europe, a sailor stops by a serviceman's canteen...
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On Such a Night
as Henry Clay WashingtonWhen her husband is accused of murder, an actress tries to prove his innocence.
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The Music Goes 'Round
as LuciferHarry Wallace (Harry Richman) is the star of a musical comedy who, while on a leave of absence...
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Broadway Rhythm
as EddieBroadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his...
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I Love That Man
as Charlie - Porter (uncredited)Innocent Nancy Carroll falls in love with con man Edmund Lowe and the pair swindle their way...
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Transient Lady
as 'Noxious'A senator's brother turns up murdered, and the senator tries to pin the blame on a man he knows...
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What's Buzzin', Cousin?
as RochesterMusicians help a woman (Ann Miller) and her friends make some money with a ghost-town hotel.
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I Love a Bandleader
as Newton H. NewtonA painter suffering from amnesia convinces himself that he's a famous bandleader and finds...
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Hat Check Girl
as Walter (uncredited)Gerry Marsh is a hat-check girl in a nightclub surrounded by bootleggers, blackmailers and...
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The Show-Off
as EddieChaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.
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Reckless Living
as DreamboatThis harmless Universal musical comedy is worth having as one of the few filmed records of...
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The Jack Benny Program
as Rochester Van JonesLaugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular...
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Love, American Style
as uncreditedAn anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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It Takes a Thief
as ConciergeConvicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The New Scooby-Doo Movies
as B.J. Mason (voice)Aside from doubling the length of each episode, The New Scooby-Doo Movies differed from its...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as NoahHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Harlem Globetrotters
as uncreditedHarlem Globetrotters is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera and CBS...
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