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