Blue Washington
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 11, 1898
- Died
- September 15, 1970
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Hustler 1961
as Limping Attendant at Ames Billiards (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles 1957
as Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl 1950
Actor
Pinky 1949
as Man (uncredited)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy 1949
as Native Bearer (uncredited)
To the Ends of the Earth 1948
as Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
Road to Morocco 1942
as Nubian Slave (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan 1942
as Shantytown Man (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush 1942
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lady for a Night 1942
as Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
Sundown 1941
as Askari Veteran (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941
as Opera House Doorman (uncredited)
The Long Voyage Home 1940
as Black Cook on Glencairn
The Light That Failed 1939
as Bit Part
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
Way Down South 1939
as Slave
Charlie Chan in Reno 1939
as Man in Line-Up
Rose of Washington Square 1939
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours 1939
as First Bartender (uncredited)
Kentucky 1938
as Bill
The Cowboy and the Lady 1938
as Dock Worker (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle 1938
as Native (uncredited)
Over the Wall 1938
as Convict Playing Guitar
Wells Fargo 1937
as Sam - Coachman
Souls at Sea 1937
as Ship Slave (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936
as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Menace 1934
as Kenya Manservant
Cleopatra 1934
as Nubian Guard (uncredited)
Roman Scandals 1933
as Litter Bearer (uncredited)
King of the Arena 1933
as Sambo
Haunted Gold 1932
as Clarence Washington Brown
Guilty Hands 1931
as Johnny (uncredited)
Mountain Justice 1930
as Mose (uncredited)
Lucky Larkin 1930
as Hambone
Parade of the West 1930
as Sambo
Welcome Danger 1929
as Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
Rio Rita 1929
as Fremont Bank Robber
Black Magic 1929
as Unit
Weary River 1929
as Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
The Phantom City 1928
as 'Blue'
Do Your Duty 1928
as Dude Jackson
Beggars of Life 1928
as Black Mose
- Wyoming
Wyoming 1928
as Mose
The Smart Set 1928
as Polo Fan
There It Is 1928
as The Butler
The Haunted Ship 1927
as Mose
By Whose Hand? 1927
as Eli
The Blood Ship 1927
as Negro
A Virginia Courtship 1921
Actor
- Happy Daze
Happy Daze 1921
as Servant
Haunted Spooks 1920
as Butler (uncredited)
Rowdy Ann 1919
as The Train Porter
Credits from TMDB.