Blue Washington
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1898-02-11
- Died
- 1970-09-15
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Edgar Hughes Washington · Edgar 'Blue' Washington · Edgar Washington Blue · Edgar Blue · Edgar Hughes "Blue" Washington
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
Movies (50)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
The Hustler
1961
Wells Fargo
1937
as Sam - Coachman
Haunted Spooks
1920
as Butler (uncredited)
Welcome Danger
1929
as Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
Beggars of Life
1928
as Black Mose
Rio Rita
1929
as Fremont Bank Robber
Pinky
1949
as Man (uncredited)
Lucky Larkin
1930
as Hambone
Cleopatra
1934
as Nubian Guard (uncredited)
To the Ends of the Earth
1948
as Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
Kentucky
1938
as Bill
Road to Morocco
1942
as Nubian Slave (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Native (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Dock Worker (uncredited)
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Black Cook on Glencairn
Haunted Gold
1932
as Clarence Washington Brown
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Shantytown Man (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Man in Line-Up
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950
Menace
1934
as Kenya Manservant
Sundown
1941
as Askari Veteran (uncredited)
Guilty Hands
1931
as Johnny (uncredited)
Lady for a Night
1942
as Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
1939
as Bit Part
Roman Scandals
1933
as Litter Bearer (uncredited)
Do Your Duty
1928
as Dude Jackson
Souls at Sea
1937
as Ship Slave (uncredited)
The Smart Set
1928
as Polo Fan
Over the Wall
1938
as Convict Playing Guitar
Weary River
1929
as Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
There It Is
1928
as The Butler
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939
as First Bartender (uncredited)
Way Down South
1939
as Slave
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Opera House Doorman (uncredited)
Black Magic
1929
as Unit
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
1949
as Native Bearer (uncredited)
The Haunted Ship
1927
as Mose
King of the Arena
1933
as Sambo
Wyoming
1928
as Mose
The Phantom City
1928
as 'Blue'
Parade of the West
1930
as Sambo
The Blood Ship
1927
as Negro
A Virginia Courtship
1921
Rowdy Ann
1919
as The Train Porter
By Whose Hand?
1927
as Eli
Happy Daze
1921
as Servant
About Blue Washington
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… With 50 credits spanning from 1919 to 1961, Blue Washington has appeared in 50 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Blue Washington Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
- The Hustler (1961)
- Wells Fargo (1937) — as Sam - Coachman
- Haunted Spooks (1920) — as Butler (uncredited)
- Welcome Danger (1929) — as Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
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