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Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (Edmund Lincoln Anderson, 1905-1977), American comic actor born in Oakland, played valet Rochester Van Jones on The Jack Benny Program 1937-1965, the first black actor with a recurring network radio role, also known for Cabin in the Sky and Gone With the Wind.

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert (Edward Albert Heimberger, 1906–2005), American stage, film, and TV actor; two-time Oscar nominee for Roman Holiday and The Heartbreak Kid; starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in Green Acres (1965–71); Navy Bronze Star at Tarawa.

Eddie and the Cruisers

Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), Martin Davidson film from P. F. Kluge's novel; Michael Paré, Tom Berenger, Ellen Barkin; theatrical flop that became an HBO hit, with John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown soundtrack selling over 1.3 million albums.

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken (Edward Vincent Bracken, 1915–2002) was an American comic actor of Broadway, Paramount films, radio, and television, known for starring in Preston Sturges's The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), later roles in National Lampoon's Vacation, and a 1978 Tony nomination.

Eddie Brock

Eddie Brock is Marvel Comics' disgraced journalist who bonds with the alien Venom symbiote (Klyntar), debuting as Venom in Amazing Spider-Man #300 (1988) by Michelinie and McFarlane; he is also Anti-Venom and the King in Black, portrayed by Tom Hardy in film.

Eddie Cahill

Eddie Cahill (Edmund Patrick Cahill, born 1978, New York City) is an American actor known as Tag on Friends, Jim Craig in Miracle (2004), Detective Don Flack on CSI: NY (2004-2013, 197 episodes), and roles in Under the Dome and Conviction.

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor (Edward Israel Iskowitz, 1892-1964), American comedian, singer, and dancer nicknamed Banjo Eyes; Ziegfeld Follies star, 1930s Chase and Sanborn radio giant, Colgate Comedy Hour host, March of Dimes co-founder.

Eddie Cibrian

Eddie Cibrian (Edward Carl Cibrian, born 1973) is an American actor known for Cole Deschanel on Sunset Beach, Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch, Jesse Cardoza on CSI: Miami, and Eddie Valetik in Take Two; married to LeAnn Rimes since 2011.

Eddie Deezen

Eddie Deezen (Edward Harry Deezen, born 1957), American character actor and comedian from Cumberland, Maryland, known for nerd roles in Grease, WarGames, and 1941, and as the voice of Mandark in Dexter's Laboratory.

Eddie Foy

Eddie Foy (Edwin Fitzgerald, 1856–1928), American vaudeville comedian and song-and-dance man, star of New York musical comedies and, with his seven surviving children, Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys; known for staying to calm the crowd in the deadly 1903 Iroquois Theater fire.

Eddie Garcia

Eddie Garcia (Eduardo Verchez Garcia, 1929-2019), Filipino actor-director nicknamed Manoy; seven-decade career, 600+ film and TV credits, FAMAS Hall of Famer; his 2019 on-set death led to the Philippine Eddie Garcia Law (RA 11996). Distinct from the Green Bay Packers kicker of the same name.

Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin (born 1968, Kansas City, Missouri) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, star of Malcolm & Eddie and Undercover Brother, a Def Comedy Jam alum with a Las Vegas residency.

Eddie Gutierrez (actor)

Eddie Gutierrez (Eduardo Gutierrez, born 1942, Manila) is a Filipino actor and producer, a 1960s Sampaguita Pictures matinee idol, award-winning character actor from 1991, husband of Annabelle Rama, father of Ruffa, Richard, Raymond, and Tonton Gutierrez, and patriarch of a prominent showbiz clan.

Eddie Haskell

Eddie Haskell, played by Ken Osmond, is the two-faced teenage friend of Wally Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963), obsequious to adults, scheming against the boys, later an archetype for insincere flattery.

Eddie Izzard

Suzy Eddie Izzard (Edward John Izzard), English comedian, actor, and activist born 1962 in Aden, Yemen; surreal rambling stand-up, Dress to Kill Emmys, marathons, transgender she/her identity.

Eddie Jemison

Eddie Jemison (Edward Francis Jemison, Jr., born 1963, New Orleans) is an American actor known as Livingston Dell in the Ocean's trilogy, and for Hung, Chicago Med, iZombie, and Waitress; also a Chicago stage veteran, Love Kit band founder, and King of Herrings director.

Eddie Kaye Thomas

Eddie Kaye Thomas (born 1980, New York City) is an American actor known as Paul Finch in American Pie, Rosenberg in Harold & Kumar, the voice of Barry Robinson on American Dad!, and Toby Curtis on CBS's Scorpion.

Eddie Kidd

Eddie Kidd (born 1959, Islington, London) is an English former motorcycle stunt performer and OBE, Britain's Evel Knievel; he jumped 14 double-decker buses in 1978, the Great Wall of China in 1993, doubled for Bond actors, and was paralysed with brain damage in a 1996 Bulldog Bash crash.

Eddie Large

Eddie Large (Edward Hugh McGinnis, 1941-2020), British comedian, comic half of the double act Little and Large with Syd Little; won Opportunity Knocks 1971, BBC show 1978-91, up to 18 million viewers; died of Covid-19 after heart transplant.

Eddie Mannix

Eddie Mannix (Joseph Edgar Allen John, 1891-1963), MGM executive, comptroller, general manager, and vice president, was the studio's chief fixer who suppressed Hollywood star scandals alongside Howard Strickling, later fictionalized in Hail, Caesar!.

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan, born 1968 in Stepney, East London, is a British character actor known for Vera Drake, Happy-Go-Lucky, Ray Donovan, and The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, with two BIFA awards.

Eddie McClintock

Eddie McClintock (Edward Theodore McClintock, born 1967) is an American actor known for Pete Lattimer on Syfy's Warehouse 13 (2009-14), Stark Raving Mad, Bones guest roles, and Puscifer album art.

Eddie Mekka

Eddie Mekka (Edward Rudolph Mekjian, 1952–2021), American actor and Tony-nominated Broadway performer from Worcester, Massachusetts, best known as Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa on ABC's Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983, 150 episodes); also appeared in A League of Their Own and Dreamgirls.

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy (Edward Regan Murphy, born 1961, Brooklyn) is an American comedian and actor who joined SNL at 19, starred in 48 Hrs., Beverly Hills Cop, and Shrek, recorded Delirious and Raw, and won an Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.

Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy Raw is a 1987 American stand-up comedy concert film, directed by Robert Townsend and filmed live at the Felt Forum in New York City.

Eddie Peng (彭于晏)

Eddie Peng (彭于晏, born 1982, Taipei) is a Taiwanese actor known for athletic roles in Jump Ashin!, Unbeatable, Operation Mekong, and Cannes winner Black Dog (2024).

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne (Edward John David Redmayne, born 1982) is an English actor; Oscar winner for The Theory of Everything, Tony and Olivier winner for Red and Cabaret, star of Fantastic Beasts and The Day of the Jackal.

Eddie Steeples

Eddie Steeples (born 1973) is an American actor known as the Rubberband Man in OfficeMax commercials and as Darnell "Crab Man" Turner on NBC's My Name Is Earl (2005-2009), plus roles in Raising Hope, The Guest Book, and Jiu Jitsu.

Eddington (film)

Eddington (film) is a 2025 American satirical Western drama directed by Ari Aster. It is set in a fictional New Mexico town during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

Eddsworld

Eddsworld is a British Flash-animated comedy web series created by Edd Gould (1988-2012), following Edd, Tom, and Matt. Eras: Classic, Legacy (2012-2016), Beyond (2020-), on YouTube and Newgrounds.