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Edmund Lincoln Anderson was an American comedian and actor. To a generation of early radio and television comedy he was known as "Rochester".
Birth Name
Edmund L. Anderson
Born
Monday, 18 September 1905
Died
Monday, 28 February 1977
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | Rochester | 2022 |
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Rochester (clip from You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)) | 2005 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | Self | 2004 |
| Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'Cabin in the Sky' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason | 1972 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special | Self | 1970 |
| Harlem Globe Trotters | Bobby Joe Mason | 1970 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | Rochester | 2022 |
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Rochester (clip from You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)) | 2005 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | Self | 2004 |
| Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'Cabin in the Sky' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason | 1972 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special | Self | 1970 |
| Harlem Globe Trotters | Bobby Joe Mason | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Willie (segment "Love and the Hustler") | 1969 |
| It Takes a Thief | Concierge | 1968 |
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | Second Cab Driver | 1963 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Walt | 1961 |
| The Mouse That Jack Built | Rochester (voice) / Rochester | 1959 |
| Bachelor Father | Rochester Van Jones | 1957 |
| The George Gobel Show | Himself | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Self | 1954 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Self | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Rochester Van Jones | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Rochester Van Jones / Anderson Van Jones / Jeeves / Oatmeal / Trenton | 1950 |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | Self | 1950 |
| Star of the Family | Self | 1950 |
| TV Club | Self | 1950 |
| You Can Change the World | Rochester | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest (as Rochester) | 1950 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | Self | 1949 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Rochester | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Rochester | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Show-Off | Eddie | 1946 |
| The Sailor Takes a Wife | Harry | 1945 |
| I Love a Bandleader | Newton H. Newton | 1945 |
| Brewster's Millions | Jackson | 1945 |
| Broadway Rhythm | Eddie | 1944 |
| What's Buzzin', Cousin? | Rochester | 1943 |
| Show-Business at War | Self | 1943 |
| Calling All Kids | Self (Voice) | 1943 |
| Cabin in the Sky | Little Joe Jackson / Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson | 1943 |
| The Meanest Man in the World | Shufro | 1943 |
| Tales of Manhattan | Reverend Lazarus / Rev. Lazarus | 1942 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | Rochester- 'Sharp as a Tack' Number / Rochester | 1942 |
| Birth of the Oases | Louey | 1941 |
| Birth of the Blues | Louey | 1941 |
| Kiss the Boys Goodbye | George | 1941 |
| Topper Returns | Topper's Chauffeur / Edward ("Eddie"), the Chauffeur | 1941 |
| Love Thy Neighbor | Rochester Van Jones / Rochester | 1940 |
| Buck Benny Rides Again | Rochester Van Jones / Rochester | 1940 |
| Gone with the Wind | Uncle Peter - Her Coachman / Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter' | 1940 |
| Man About Town | Rochester | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | Sam | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Rochester / Cheerful | 1939 |
| Honolulu | Washington | 1939 |
| Going Places | Groom | 1938 |
| Kentucky | Groom | 1938 |
| Strange Faces | William | 1938 |
| Thanks for the Memory | Janitor | 1938 |
| Exposed | William | 1938 |
| Five of a Kind | Hotel Doorman | 1938 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Donald | 1938 |
| Gold Diggers in Paris | Doorman | 1938 |
| Jezebel | Gros Bat | 1938 |
| Reckless Living | Dreamboat | 1938 |
| Over the Goal | William | 1937 |
| On Such a Night | Henry Clay, Fentridge Handyman | 1937 |
| One Mile from Heaven | Henry Bangs | 1937 |
| Reported Missing! | Porter | 1937 |
| White Bondage | Old Glory | 1937 |
| Wake Up and Live | Elevator Operator | 1937 |
| Public Wedding | Man Carrying Coat | 1937 |
| Melody for Two | Exodus Johnson | 1937 |
| When Love Is Young | Taxi Driver | 1937 |
| Bill Cracks Down | Chauffeur | 1937 |
| Love Is News | Man Getting Marriage License | 1937 |
| Mysterious Crossing | Hotel Porter | 1936 |
| Rainbow on the River | Doctor | 1936 |
| Three Men on a Horse | Moses / Moses, the Elevator Operator | 1936 |
| Two in a Crowd | Swipe | 1936 |
| Star for a Night | Maid's Boyfriend | 1936 |
| The Green Pastures | Noah | 1936 |
| Show Boat | Young Black Man / Boonville man speaking film's first line | 1936 |
| The Music Goes 'Round | Lucifer | 1936 |
| Transient Lady | 'Noxious' | 1935 |
| The Gay Bride | 2nd Bootblack | 1934 |
| Behold My Wife! | Chauffeur | 1934 |
| I Love That Man | Charlie - Porter | 1933 |
| Terror Aboard | Seaman | 1933 |
| Exposed | William | 1933 |
| From Hell to Heaven | Sam's Pal | 1933 |
| The Billion Dollar Scandal | Railroad Steward | 1933 |
| False Faces | Chauffeur | 1932 |
| Hat Check Girl | Walter | 1932 |
| What Price Hollywood? | James - Max's Butler | 1932 |
