Jack Benny is the man who made Rochester famous. Well, in reality, Benny made “Rochester” famous. “Rochester van Jones” was the name of Benny’s fictional Black valet for nearly 30 years ...

Rochester became not just Jack Benny’s devoted valet and sparring wisecrack partner, but as the series stretched into several seasons (it ran until 1965), his best friend.

Jack Benny was one of the most beloved comedians of the 20th ... brilliant supporting cast—including Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Mary Livingstone (Benny's real-life wife), Phil Harris, Dennis ...

Factory's new DVD set 'The Jack Benny Program: The Lost Episodes' features 18 restored episodes of his old show. ... who played Benny’s valet and chauffeur Rochester; Don Wilson, ...

The episode first aired on March 11, 1956, Benny and Rochester take “the Maxwell” Benny’s broken-down and unreliable quasi-antique car, to Palm Springs for a holiday.

Mugger to Jack Benny: ”This is a stick-up. Your money or your life.”(Pause) ”Hey bud, I said your money or your life.”Benny: ”Not so fast. I`m thinking it over!”–from The Jack Benny ...

Through The Jack Benny Program, Anderson became the first black actor to have a recurring role on national radio. With his distinctive voice and sardonic wit, Rochester invariably gets the better ...

Jack Benny (Self)Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (Rochester)Isaac Stern (Self)Margaret Whiting (Self)The Andrews Sisters (Themselves)Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards)Norris Goff (Abner Peabody)Laverne ...

Jack Benny was one of the most beloved comedians of the 20th century, a master of timing, ... THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM, Eddie ...