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