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1 | He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners in consecutive years: You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939). Irving Bacon, Ward Bond, Eddy Chandler, Wallis Clark and Harry Davenport also appeared in both films. |
2 | Was cast in a co-starring role with Alice Faye and John Payne in the 1974 stage revival of "Good News," but was too frail and was replaced by Stubby Kaye. |
3 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6513 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
4 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith; pg. 20. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387. |
5 | Eddie Anderson was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2001. |
6 | His adopted son, Billy, once played professional football with the Chicago Bears, and was a world class hurdler. He held the world Junior College high hurdle record and just missed making the 1948 & 1952 U.S. Olympic teams. |
7 | Overstrained his vocal cords as a 12-year-old newsboy hawking papers in his home town, which explains his inimitable rasp. |
8 | Son of minstrel performer Big Ed Anderson and circus performer, Ella May Anderson. Appeared with his brother, Cornelius, in a Vaudeville song and dance act. |
9 | Interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA, Section A, Lot #2504. |
10 | Was associated with Jack Benny from 1937 until 1964. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The New Scooby-Doo Movies | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason |
Harlem Globe Trotters | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Bobby Joe Mason |
Watermelon Man | 1970 | | Drugstore Soda Jerk |
Love, American Style | 1969 | TV Series | Willie (segment "Love and the Hustler") |
It Takes a Thief | 1968 | TV Series | Concierge |
The Jack Benny Program | 1950-1965 | TV Series | Rochester Van Jones / Oatmeal / Anderson Van Jones / ... |
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | 1963 | | Second Cab Driver |
The Dick Powell Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Walt |
Bachelor Father | 1962 | TV Series | Rochester Van Jones |
The Mouse That Jack Built | 1959 | Short | Rochester (voice, as Rochester) |
The Green Pastures | 1959 | TV Movie | Noah |
Shower of Stars | 1958 | TV Series | Rochester Van Jones |
The Green Pastures | 1957 | TV Movie | Noah (as Eddie Anderson) |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Rochester Van Jones |
The Jack Benny Program | 1949 | TV Movie | Rochester |
The Show-Off | 1946 | | Eddie |
Brother Bill | 1945 | Short | Fortune-teller |
The Sailor Takes a Wife | 1945 | | Harry |
I Love a Bandleader | 1945 | | Newton H. Newton (as Rochester) |
Brewster's Millions | 1945 | | Jackson |
Broadway Rhythm | 1944 | | Eddie |
What's Buzzin', Cousin? | 1943 | | Rochester |
Cabin in the Sky | 1943 | | Little Joe Jackson |
The Meanest Man in the World | 1943 | | Shufro |
Tales of Manhattan | 1942 | | Rev. Lazarus |
Star Spangled Rhythm | 1942 | | Rochester- 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (as Rochester) |
Birth of the Blues | 1941 | | Louey (as Rochester) |
Kiss the Boys Goodbye | 1941 | | George |
Topper Returns | 1941 | | Chauffeur |
Love Thy Neighbor | 1940 | | Rochester Van Jones (as Eddie Anderson) |
Buck Benny Rides Again | 1940 | | Rochester Van Jones (as Rochester) |
Gone with the Wind | 1939 | | Uncle Peter - Her Coachman (as Eddie Anderson) |
Man About Town | 1939 | | Rochester (as Eddie Anderson) |
You Can't Get Away with Murder | 1939 | | Sam (uncredited) |
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | 1939 | | Rochester (as Eddie Anderson) |
Honolulu | 1939 | | Washington (as Eddie Anderson) |
Going Places | 1938 | | Groom (as Eddie Anderson) |
Kentucky | 1938 | | Groom (as Eddie Anderson) |
While New York Sleeps | 1938 | | Janitor (uncredited) |
Strange Faces | 1938 | | William |
Thanks for the Memory | 1938/II | | Janitor |
Exposed | 1938 | | William |
Five of a Kind | 1938 | | Hotel Doorman (uncredited) |
You Can't Take It with You | 1938 | | Donald (as Eddie Anderson) |
Gold Diggers in Paris | 1938 | | Doorman (as Eddie Anderson) |
Jezebel | 1938 | | Gros Bat (as Eddie Anderson) |
Reckless Living | 1938 | | Dreamboat |
Over the Goal | 1937 | | William (as Eddie Anderson) |
On Such a Night | 1937 | | Henry Clay, Fentridge Handyman (as Eddie Anderson) |
One Mile from Heaven | 1937 | | Henry Bangs (as Eddie Anderson) |
Reported Missing | 1937 | | Porter (uncredited) |
Wake Up and Live | 1937 | | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
White Bondage | 1937 | | Old Glory (uncredited) |
Public Wedding | 1937 | | Man Carrying Coat (uncredited) |
Melody for Two | 1937 | | Exodus Johnson (as Eddie Anderson) |
When Love Is Young | 1937 | | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
Bill Cracks Down | 1937 | | Chauffeur (as Eddie Anderson) |
Love Is News | 1937 | | Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited) |
Mysterious Crossing | 1936 | | Hotel Porter (uncredited) |
Rainbow on the River | 1936 | | Doctor (uncredited) |
Three Men on a Horse | 1936 | | Moses (as Eddie Anderson) |
Two in a Crowd | 1936 | | Swipe (uncredited) |
Star for a Night | 1936 | | Maid's Boyfriend (uncredited) |
The Green Pastures | 1936 | | Noah (as Eddie Anderson) |
Show Boat | 1936 | | Young Black Man (uncredited) |
The Music Goes 'Round | 1936 | | Lucifer |
His Night Out | 1935 | | Bellhop (uncredited) |
Transient Lady | 1935 | | 'Noxious' (as Eddie Anderson) |
The Gay Bride | 1934 | | 2nd Bootblack (uncredited) |
Behold My Wife! | 1934 | | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
I Love That Man | 1933 | | Charlie - Porter (uncredited) |
Terror Aboard | 1933 | | Seaman (uncredited) |
From Hell to Heaven | 1933 | | Sam's Pal (uncredited) |
Billion Dollar Scandal | 1933 | | Railroad Steward (uncredited) |
False Faces | 1932 | | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
Hat Check Girl | 1932 | | Walter (uncredited) |
What Price Hollywood? | 1932 | | James - Max's Butler (uncredited) |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary performer: "Taking a Chance on Love" 1940 - uncredited | |
The Jack Benny Program | 1950-1958 | TV Series performer - 11 episodes | |
I Love a Bandleader | 1945 | performer: "Eager Beaver" - as Rochester | |
Brewster's Millions | 1945 | performer: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" - uncredited | |
What's Buzzin', Cousin? | 1943 | performer: "Short, Fat and 4F", "Eighteen Seventy-five" $18.75 War Bond Cost | |
Cabin in the Sky | 1943 | 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 | |
The Meanest Man in the World | 1943 | "Down Argentina Way", uncredited | |
Star Spangled Rhythm | 1942 | performer: "Sharp as a Tack" | |
Kiss the Boys Goodbye | 1941 | performer: "Sand in My Shoes" | |
Buck Benny Rides Again | 1940 | performer: "MY! MY!" 1940, "I'M AN OLD COW HAND FROM THE RIO GRANDE" 1936, "DRUMS IN THE NIGHT" 1940 - uncredited | |
Man About Town | 1939 | performer: "THAT SENTIMENTAL SANDWICH", "FIDGETY JOE", "STRANGE ENCHANTMENT" | |
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