Eddie Anderson

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actor comedian film actor human radio actor television actor

Eddie Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known for playing Jack Benny’s valet Rochester on radio, television, and film.

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Eddie Anderson canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
radio actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
burialPlace Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1905-09-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1977-02-28 ⓘ
employer The Jack Benny Program ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Anderson ⓘ
fullName Edmund Lincoln Anderson ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
givenName Edmund ⓘ
hasVoiceCharacteristic distinctive raspy voice ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
nickname Rochester ⓘ
notableAchievement one of the first African American stars with a regular role on a national radio program ⓘ
pioneering African American performer in American broadcast entertainment ⓘ
notableRole Jack Benny’s valet Rochester ⓘ
Rochester van Jones ⓘ
notableWork Brewster's Millions (stage play) ⓘ
surface form: Brewster’s Millions

Buck Benny Rides Again ⓘ
Cabin in the Sky ⓘ
Love Thy Neighbor ⓘ
The Jack Benny Program ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film performer ⓘ
radio performer ⓘ
television performer ⓘ
partOf cast of The Jack Benny Program ⓘ
placeOfBirth Oakland, California, United States ⓘ
surface form: Oakland, California, United States of America
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
residence Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Eva Anderson ⓘ
Mamie Wiggins Anderson ⓘ
stageName Eddie Anderson self-link ⓘ
workedWith Jack Benny ⓘ
yearsActive 1920s–1970s ⓘ

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The Jack Benny Program → notableCastMember → Eddie Anderson ⓘ
Rochester Van Jones → portrayedBy → Eddie Anderson ⓘ
Eddie Anderson → stageName → Eddie Anderson self-link ⓘ