Actor
Blue Washington
Born February 11, 1898 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died September 15, 197052 films
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.
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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.
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First watchGone with the Wind19397.9as Renegade's Companion (uncredited)The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
52 films as actor- 1961The Hustler(uncredited)
- 1957The Wings of EaglesBartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
- 1950Tarzan and the Slave Girl
- 1949PinkyMan (uncredited)
- 1949Bomba, the Jungle BoyNative Bearer (uncredited)
- 1948To the Ends of the EarthBinda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
- 1942Road to MoroccoNubian Slave (uncredited)
- 1942Tales of ManhattanShantytown Man (uncredited)
- 1942It Happened in FlatbushCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1942Lady for a NightMan Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
- 1941SundownAskari Veteran (uncredited)
- 1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobOpera House Doorman (uncredited)
- 1940The Long Voyage HomeBlack Cook on Glencairn
- 1939The Light That FailedBit Part
- 1939Gone with the WindRenegade's Companion (uncredited)
- 1939Way Down SouthSlave
- 1939Charlie Chan in RenoMan in Line-Up
- 1939Rose of Washington SquarePrisoner (uncredited)
- 1939Twelve Crowded HoursFirst Bartender (uncredited)
- 1938KentuckyBill
- 1938The Cowboy and the LadyDock Worker (uncredited)
- 1938Too Hot to HandleNative (uncredited)
- 1938Over the WallConvict Playing Guitar
- 1937Wells FargoSam - Coachman
- 1937Souls at SeaShip Slave (uncredited)
- 1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandBlack Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
- 1934MenaceKenya Manservant
- 1934CleopatraNubian Guard (uncredited)
- 1933Roman ScandalsLitter Bearer (uncredited)
- 1933King of the ArenaSambo
- 1932Haunted GoldClarence Washington Brown
- 1931Guilty HandsJohnny (uncredited)
- 1930Mountain JusticeMose (uncredited)
- 1930Lucky LarkinHambone
- 1930Parade of the WestSambo
- 1929Welcome DangerThorne's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1929Rio RitaFremont Bank Robber
- 1929Black MagicUnit
- 1929Weary RiverPrisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
- 1928The Phantom City'Blue'
- 1928Do Your DutyDude Jackson
- 1928Beggars of LifeBlack Mose
- 1928The Smart SetPolo Fan
- 1928WyomingMose
- 1928There It IsThe Butler
- 1927The Haunted ShipMose
- 1927By Whose Hand?Eli
- 1927The Blood ShipNegro
- 1921A Virginia Courtship
- 1921Happy DazeServant
- 1920Haunted SpooksButler (uncredited)
- 1919Rowdy AnnThe Train Porter