Blue Washington
Acting
Born: 1898-02-11 in 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
Gone with the Wind
Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
The Hustler
(uncredited)
Pinky
Man (uncredited)
Cleopatra
Nubian Guard (uncredited)
The Long Voyage Home
Black Cook on Glencairn
The Wings of Eagles
Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
Dock Worker (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
Nubian Slave (uncredited)
Rowdy Ann
The Train Porter
Tales of Manhattan
Shantytown Man (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
Sam - Coachman
Too Hot to Handle
Native (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
Litter Bearer (uncredited)
Beggars of Life
Black Mose
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
The Haunted Ship
Mose
Way Down South
Slave
Sundown
Askari Veteran (uncredited)
Souls at Sea
Ship Slave (uncredited)
Welcome Danger
Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
Over the Wall
Convict Playing Guitar
Rose of Washington Square
Prisoner (uncredited)
Guilty Hands
Johnny (uncredited)
Haunted Gold
Clarence Washington Brown
Kentucky
Bill
Charlie Chan in Reno
Man in Line-Up
By Whose Hand?
Eli
To the Ends of the Earth
Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
Bit Part
A Virginia Courtship
King of the Arena
Sambo
The Smart Set
Polo Fan
Weary River
Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Menace
Kenya Manservant
Lady for a Night
Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
First Bartender (uncredited)