Blue Washington
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 11, 1898
- Died
- September 15, 1970 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Hustler
Movie · as Limping Attendant at Ames Billiards (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
Movie · as Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Movie
Pinky
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
Movie · as Native Bearer (uncredited)
To the Ends of the Earth
Movie · as Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
Movie · as Shantytown Man (uncredited)
Lady for a Night
Movie · as Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
Movie · as Nubian Slave (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Movie · as Opera House Doorman (uncredited)
Sundown
Movie · as Askari Veteran (uncredited)
The Long Voyage Home
Movie · as Black Cook on Glencairn
Rose of Washington Square
Movie · as Prisoner (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno
Movie · as Man in Line-Up
Way Down South
Movie · as Slave
Gone with the Wind
Movie · as Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
Movie · as Bit Part
Twelve Crowded Hours
Movie · as First Bartender (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
Movie · as Dock Worker (uncredited)
Kentucky
Movie · as Bill
Over the Wall
Movie · as Convict Playing Guitar
Too Hot to Handle
Movie · as Native (uncredited)
Souls at Sea
Movie · as Ship Slave (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
Movie · as Sam - Coachman
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Movie · as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Menace
Movie · as Kenya Manservant
Cleopatra
Movie · as Nubian Guard (uncredited)
King of the Arena
Movie · as Sambo
Roman Scandals
Movie · as Litter Bearer (uncredited)
Haunted Gold
Movie · as Clarence Washington Brown
Guilty Hands
Movie · as Johnny (uncredited)
Parade of the West
Movie · as Sambo
Lucky Larkin
Movie · as Hambone
Mountain Justice
Movie · as Mose (uncredited)
Weary River
Movie · as Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
Rio Rita
Movie · as Fremont Bank Robber
Black Magic
Movie · as Unit
Welcome Danger
Movie · as Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
Beggars of Life
Movie · as Black Mose
There It Is
Movie · as The Butler
The Phantom City
Movie · as 'Blue'
The Smart Set
Movie · as Polo Fan
Do Your Duty
Movie · as Dude Jackson
Wyoming
Movie · as Mose
The Blood Ship
Movie · as Negro
The Haunted Ship
Movie · as Mose
By Whose Hand?
Movie · as Eli
A Virginia Courtship
Movie
Happy Daze
Movie · as Servant
Haunted Spooks
Movie · as Butler (uncredited)
Rowdy Ann
Movie · as The Train Porter