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