Filmography
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Known For
You Can't Take It with You Donald (1938) -
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Second Cab Driver (1963) -
Cabin in the Sky Little Joe Jackson (1943) -
Known For
Gone with the Wind Uncle Peter - Her Coachman (1939) -
Actor
The New Scooby-Doo Movies Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason (1972-1973) -
Harlem Globe Trotters Bobby Joe Mason (1970-1971) -
Love, American Style Willie (segment "Love and the Hustler") (1969) -
It Takes a Thief Concierge (1968) -
The Jack Benny Program Rochester Van Jones (1950-1965) -
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Second Cab Driver (1963)
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The Dick Powell Theatre Walt (1963) -
Bachelor Father Rochester Van Jones (1962) -
The Mouse That Jack Built Rochester (1959) -
The Green Pastures Noah (1959) -
The Green Pastures Noah (1957)
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![The Red Skelton Hour]( "The Red Skelton Hour")
The Red Skelton Hour Rochester Van Jones (1957) -
![The Show-Off]( "The Show-Off")
The Show-Off Eddie (1946) -
Brother Bill Brother Bill (1945)
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![The Sailor Takes a Wife]( "The Sailor Takes a Wife")
The Sailor Takes a Wife Harry (1945) -
![I Love a Bandleader]( "I Love a Bandleader")
I Love a Bandleader Newton H. Newton (1945) -
![Brewster's Millions]( "Brewster's Millions")
Brewster's Millions Jackson (1945) -
![Broadway Rhythm]( "Broadway Rhythm")
Broadway Rhythm Eddie (1944) -
![What's Buzzin', Cousin?]( "What's Buzzin', Cousin?")
What's Buzzin', Cousin? Rochester (1943) -
![Cabin in the Sky]( "Cabin in the Sky")
Cabin in the Sky Little Joe Jackson (1943) -
![The Meanest Man in the World]( "The Meanest Man in the World")
The Meanest Man in the World Shufro (1943) -
![Star Spangled Rhythm]( "Star Spangled Rhythm")
Star Spangled Rhythm Rochester- 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (1942) -
![Tales of Manhattan]( "Tales of Manhattan")
Tales of Manhattan Reverend Lazarus (1942) -
![Birth of the Blues]( "Birth of the Blues")
Birth of the Blues Louey (1941) -
![Kiss the Boys Goodbye]( "Kiss the Boys Goodbye")
Kiss the Boys Goodbye George (1941) -
![Topper Returns]( "Topper Returns")
Topper Returns Topper's Chauffeur (1941) -
![Love Thy Neighbor]( "Love Thy Neighbor")
Love Thy Neighbor Rochester Van Jones (1940) -
![Buck Benny Rides Again]( "Buck Benny Rides Again")
Buck Benny Rides Again Rochester Van Jones (1940) -
![Gone with the Wind]( "Gone with the Wind")
Gone with the Wind Uncle Peter - Her Coachman (1939) -
![Man About Town]( "Man About Town")
Man About Town Rochester (1939) -
![You Can't Get Away with Murder]( "You Can't Get Away with Murder")
You Can't Get Away with Murder Sam (1939) -
![You Can't Cheat an Honest Man]( "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man")
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man Rochester (1939) -
![Honolulu]( "Honolulu")
Honolulu Washington (1939) -
![Going Places]( "Going Places")
Going Places Groom (1938) -
![Kentucky]( "Kentucky")
Kentucky Groom (1938) -
![While New York Sleeps]( "While New York Sleeps")
While New York Sleeps Janitor (1938) -
![Strange Faces]( "Strange Faces")
Strange Faces William (1938) -
![Thanks for the Memory]( "Thanks for the Memory")
Thanks for the Memory Janitor (1938) -
![Exposed]( "Exposed")
Exposed William (1938) -
![Five of a Kind]( "Five of a Kind")
Five of a Kind Hotel Doorman (1938) -
![You Can't Take It with You]( "You Can't Take It with You")
You Can't Take It with You Donald (1938) -
![Gold Diggers in Paris]( "Gold Diggers in Paris")
Gold Diggers in Paris Doorman (1938) -
![Jezebel]( "Jezebel")
Jezebel Gros Bat (1938) -
![Reckless Living]( "Reckless Living")
Reckless Living Dreamboat (1938) -
![Over the Goal]( "Over the Goal")
Over the Goal William (1937) -
![On Such a Night]( "On Such a Night")
On Such a Night Henry Clay, Fentridge Handyman (1937) -
![One Mile from Heaven]( "One Mile from Heaven")
One Mile from Heaven Henry Bangs (1937) -
![Reported Missing!]( "Reported Missing!")
Reported Missing! Porter (1937) -
![White Bondage]( "White Bondage")
White Bondage Old Glory (1937) -
![Wake Up and Live]( "Wake Up and Live")
Wake Up and Live Elevator Operator (1937) -
![Public Wedding]( "Public Wedding")
Public Wedding Man Carrying Coat (1937) -
![Melody for Two]( "Melody for Two")
Melody for Two Exodus Johnson (1937) -
![When Love Is Young]( "When Love Is Young")
When Love Is Young Taxi Driver (1937) -
![Bill Cracks Down]( "Bill Cracks Down")
Bill Cracks Down Chauffeur (1937) -
![Love Is News]( "Love Is News")
Love Is News Man Getting Marriage License (1937) -
![Mysterious Crossing]( "Mysterious Crossing")
Mysterious Crossing Hotel Porter (1936) -
![Rainbow on the River]( "Rainbow on the River")
Rainbow on the River Doctor (1936) -
![Three Men on a Horse]( "Three Men on a Horse")
Three Men on a Horse Moses (1936) -
![Two in a Crowd]( "Two in a Crowd")
Two in a Crowd Swipe (1936) -
![Star for a Night]( "Star for a Night")
Star for a Night Maid's Boyfriend (1936) -
![The Green Pastures]( "The Green Pastures")
The Green Pastures Noah (1936) -
![Show Boat]( "Show Boat")
Show Boat Young Black Man (1936) -
![The Music Goes 'Round]( "The Music Goes 'Round")
The Music Goes 'Round Lucifer (1936) -
![His Night Out]( "His Night Out")
His Night Out Bellhop (1935) -
![Transient Lady]( "Transient Lady")
Transient Lady 'Noxious' (1935) -
![The Gay Bride]( "The Gay Bride")
The Gay Bride 2nd Bootblack (1934) -
![Behold My Wife!]( "Behold My Wife!")
Behold My Wife! Chauffeur (1934) -
![I Love That Man]( "I Love That Man")
I Love That Man Charlie - Porter (1933) -
![Terror Aboard]( "Terror Aboard")
Terror Aboard Seaman (1933) -
![From Hell to Heaven]( "From Hell to Heaven")
From Hell to Heaven Sam's Pal (1933) -
![The Billion Dollar Scandal]( "The Billion Dollar Scandal")
The Billion Dollar Scandal Railroad Steward (1933) -
![False Faces]( "False Faces")
False Faces Chauffeur (1932) -
![Hat Check Girl]( "Hat Check Girl")
Hat Check Girl Walter (1932) -
Actor
![What Price Hollywood?]( "What Price Hollywood?")
What Price Hollywood? James - Max's Butler (1932) -
Soundtrack
![That's Entertainment, Part II]( "That's Entertainment, Part II")
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![The Jack Benny Program]( "The Jack Benny Program")
The Jack Benny Program (1950-1958) -
![I Love a Bandleader]( "I Love a Bandleader")
I Love a Bandleader (1945) -
![Brewster's Millions]( "Brewster's Millions")
Brewster's Millions (1945) -
![What's Buzzin', Cousin?]( "What's Buzzin', Cousin?")
What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943) -
![Cabin in the Sky]( "Cabin in the Sky")
Cabin in the Sky (1943) -
![The Meanest Man in the World]( "The Meanest Man in the World")
The Meanest Man in the World (1943) -
![Star Spangled Rhythm]( "Star Spangled Rhythm")
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) -
![Kiss the Boys Goodbye]( "Kiss the Boys Goodbye")
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) -
![Buck Benny Rides Again]( "Buck Benny Rides Again")
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) -
Soundtrack
![Man About Town]( "Man About Town")
Man About Town (1939) -
Archive footage
![The Great Man: W.C. Fields]( "The Great Man: W.C. Fields")
The Great Man: W.C. Fields (2005) -
Christmas in Tinseltown (2004)
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![TV in Black: The First Fifty Years]( "TV in Black: The First Fifty Years")
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![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (2003) -
![Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood]( "Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood")
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![Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America]( "Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America")
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Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom (1992)
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![Entertaining the Troops]( "Entertaining the Troops")
Entertaining the Troops (1988) -
![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![That's Entertainment, Part II]( "That's Entertainment, Part II")
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![The Great Radio Comedians]( "The Great Radio Comedians")
The Great Radio Comedians (1972) -
Archive footage
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1987)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Was associated with Jack Benny from 1937 until 1964.
Nickname
Rochester
Personal Details
Born
Edmund Lincoln Anderson III
Oakland, California, USA
Died
(age 71)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
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