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)
The Long Voyage Home
Black Cook on Glencairn
Cleopatra
Nubian Guard (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
Nubian Slave (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Pinky
Man (uncredited)
Beggars of Life
Black Mose
Haunted Spooks
Butler (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
Shantytown Man (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
Dock Worker (uncredited)
Sundown
Askari Veteran (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
Litter Bearer (uncredited)
Haunted Gold
Clarence Washington Brown
There It Is
The Butler
Welcome Danger
Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
Native (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno
Man in Line-Up
To the Ends of the Earth
Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Souls at Sea
Ship Slave (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
Sam - Coachman
Guilty Hands
Johnny (uncredited)
Rowdy Ann
The Train Porter
Lady for a Night
Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
Weary River
Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
Kentucky
Bill
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
Native Bearer (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
Bit Part
Way Down South
Slave
The Smart Set
Polo Fan
Rose of Washington Square
Prisoner (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Opera House Doorman (uncredited)
Rio Rita
Fremont Bank Robber
Menace
Kenya Manservant
It Happened in Flatbush
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
First Bartender (uncredited)
The Phantom City
'Blue'
Over the Wall
Convict Playing Guitar