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