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Blue Washington

Blue Washington

Actor · 1898–1970 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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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.

Acted in 50

1950s

  1. 1957

    The Wings of Eagles

    Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)

  2. 1950

    Tarzan and the Slave Girl

    Movie

1940s

  1. 1949

    Pinky

    Man (uncredited)

    70

  2. Bomba, the Jungle Boy

    Native Bearer (uncredited)

  3. 1948

    To the Ends of the Earth

    Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)

  4. 1942

    Road to Morocco

    Nubian Slave (uncredited)

  5. Tales of Manhattan

    Shantytown Man (uncredited)

  6. It Happened in Flatbush

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  7. Lady for a Night

    Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)

  8. 1941

    Sundown

    Askari Veteran (uncredited)

    56

  9. A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    Opera House Doorman (uncredited)

  10. 1940

    The Long Voyage Home

    Black Cook on Glencairn

    77

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Light That Failed

    Bit Part

  2. Gone with the Wind

    Renegade's Companion (uncredited)

    86

  3. Way Down South

    Slave

  4. Charlie Chan in Reno

    Man in Line-Up

  5. Rose of Washington Square

    Prisoner (uncredited)

  6. Twelve Crowded Hours

    First Bartender (uncredited)

  7. 1938

    Kentucky

    Bill

  8. The Cowboy and the Lady

    Dock Worker (uncredited)

    64

  9. Too Hot to Handle

    Native (uncredited)

    65

  10. Over the Wall

    Convict Playing Guitar

  11. 1937

    Wells Fargo

    Sam - Coachman

    61

  12. Souls at Sea

    Ship Slave (uncredited)

    67
  13. 1936

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

    Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)

    76
  14. 1934

    Menace

    Kenya Manservant

  15. Cleopatra

    Nubian Guard (uncredited)

  16. 1933

    Roman Scandals

    Litter Bearer (uncredited)

    64

  17. King of the Arena

    Sambo

  18. 1932

    Haunted Gold

    Clarence Washington Brown

    53
  19. 1931

    Guilty Hands

    Johnny (uncredited)

  20. 1930

    Mountain Justice

    Mose (uncredited)

  21. Lucky Larkin

    Hambone

  22. Parade of the West

    Sambo

1920s

  1. 1929

    Welcome Danger

    Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)

    56

  2. Rio Rita

    Fremont Bank Robber

  3. Black Magic

    Unit

  4. Weary River

    Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)

  5. 1928

    The Phantom City

    'Blue'

  6. Do Your Duty

    Dude Jackson

  7. Beggars of Life

    Black Mose

    74

  8. The Smart Set

    Polo Fan

  9. There It Is

    The Butler

  10. 1927

    The Haunted Ship

    Mose

  11. By Whose Hand?

    Eli

  12. The Blood Ship

    Negro

  13. 1921

    A Virginia Courtship

    Movie

  14. 1920

    Haunted Spooks

    Butler (uncredited)

1910s

  1. 1919

    Rowdy Ann

    The Train Porter