Blue Washington
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-02-11
Day of Death
1970-09-15 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Acting
(1961)
(1950)
(1949)
Pinky
as Man (uncredited)
(1949)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
as Native Bearer (uncredited)
(1948)
To the Ends of the Earth
as Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
(1942)
Tales of Manhattan
as Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
(1942)
It Happened in Flatbush
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1942)
Road to Morocco
as Nubian Slave (uncredited)
(1942)
Lady for a Night
as Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
(1941)
Sundown
as Askari Veteran (uncredited)
(1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Opera House Doorman (uncredited)
(1940)
The Long Voyage Home
as Black Cook on Glencairn
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
(1939)
Twelve Crowded Hours
as First Bartender (uncredited)
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Prisoner (uncredited)
(1939)
The Light That Failed
as Bit Part
(1939)
Way Down South
as Slave
(1939)
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Man in Line-Up
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Dock Worker (uncredited)
(1938)
Kentucky
as Bill
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Convict Playing Guitar
(1937)
Souls at Sea
as Ship Slave (uncredited)
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Sam - Coachman
(1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
(1934)
Cleopatra
as Nubian Guard (uncredited)
(1934)
Menace
as Kenya Manservant
(1933)
King of the Arena
as Sambo
(1933)
Roman Scandals
as Litter Bearer (uncredited)
(1932)
Haunted Gold
as Clarence Washington Brown
(1931)
Guilty Hands
as Johnny (uncredited)
(1930)
Parade of the West
as Sambo
(1930)
Lucky Larkin
as Hambone
(1929)
Weary River
as Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
(1929)
Rio Rita
as Fremont Bank Robber
(1929)
Black Magic
as Unit
(1929)
Welcome Danger
as Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
(1928)
The Smart Set
as Polo Fan
(1928)
The Phantom City
as 'Blue'
(1928)
Beggars of Life
as Black Mose
(1928)
There It Is
as The Butler
(1928)
Wyoming
as Mose
(1928)
Do Your Duty
as Dude Jackson
(1927)
The Haunted Ship
as Mose
(1927)
The Blood Ship
as Negro
(1920)
Haunted Spooks
as Butler (uncredited)
(1919)
Rowdy Ann
as The Train Porter