Blue Washington
Biography
Blue Washington was born on February 12, 1898 in Los Angeles, California, as Edgar Hughes Washington. He was an actor, known for There It Is (1928), Beggars of Life (1928) and Haunted Gold (1932). He was married to Marion Lenán. He died on September 15, 1970, at Mira Loma Hospital in Lancaster, California. He was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Los Angeles. His son, Kenny Washington, was buried beside him in 1971. Edgar 'Blue' Washington was also a ballplayer in the Negro League for the Los Angeles White Sox and (briefly) the Kansas City Monarchs. He was a childhood friend of Frank Capra and appeared as John Wayne’s sidekick in Haunted Gold (1932), but it wasn’t always clear he was headed for Hollywood. He played professional baseball in the 1910s and 1920s for two of the most glamorous African American teams in existence, and for a time it must have seemed obvious that this was his vocation. In the end he chose a different path. It certainly wasn’t easier — Hollywood at that time was only marginally more accepting of black contributions than the white major leagues. The nickname 'Blue' came from Frank Capra, one of his best pals in the ethnically diverse surroundings of Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles.
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Movies (48)
The Hustler
1961
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950
Pinky
as Man (uncredited)
1949
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
as Native Bearer (uncredited)
1949
To the Ends of the Earth
as Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
1948
Road to Morocco
as Nubian Slave (uncredited)
1942
Tales of Manhattan
as Shantytown Man (uncredited)
1942
It Happened in Flatbush
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1942
Lady for a Night
as Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
1942
Sundown
as Askari Veteran (uncredited)
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Opera House Doorman (uncredited)
1941
The Long Voyage Home
as Black Cook on Glencairn
1940
The Light That Failed
as Bit Part
1939
Gone with the Wind
as Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
1939
Way Down South
as Slave
1939
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Man in Line-Up
1939
Rose of Washington Square
as Prisoner (uncredited)
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
as First Bartender (uncredited)
1939
Kentucky
as Bill
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Dock Worker (uncredited)
1938
Too Hot to Handle
as Native (uncredited)
1938
Over the Wall
as Convict Playing Guitar
1938
Wells Fargo
as Sam - Coachman
1937
Souls at Sea
as Ship Slave (uncredited)
1937
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
1936
Menace
as Kenya Manservant
1934
Cleopatra
as Nubian Guard (uncredited)
1934
Roman Scandals
as Litter Bearer (uncredited)
1933
King of the Arena
as Sambo
1933
Haunted Gold
as Clarence Washington Brown
1932
Guilty Hands
as Johnny (uncredited)
1931
Lucky Larkin
as Hambone
1930
Parade of the West
as Sambo
1930
Welcome Danger
as Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
1929
Rio Rita
as Fremont Bank Robber
1929
Black Magic
as Unit
1929
Weary River
as Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
1929
The Phantom City
as 'Blue'
1928
Do Your Duty
as Dude Jackson
1928
Beggars of Life
as Black Mose
1928
The Smart Set
as Polo Fan
1928
Wyoming
as Mose
1928
There It Is
as The Butler
1928
The Haunted Ship
as Mose
1927
The Blood Ship
as Negro
1927
A Virginia Courtship
1921
Haunted Spooks
as Butler (uncredited)
1920
Rowdy Ann
as The Train Porter
1919