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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Hustler
Character:
Release Date:25/09/1961
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Character:
Release Date:23/06/1950
Pinky
Character:Man (uncredited)
Release Date:28/09/1949
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
Character:Native Bearer (uncredited)
Release Date:20/03/1949
To the Ends of the Earth
Character:Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:07/02/1948
Road to Morocco
Character:Nubian Slave (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1942
Tales of Manhattan
Character:Shantytown Man (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/1942
It Happened in Flatbush
Character:Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:28/05/1942
Lady for a Night
Character:Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
Release Date:05/01/1942
Sundown
Character:Askari Veteran (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Character:Opera House Doorman (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1941
The Long Voyage Home
Character:Black Cook on Glencairn
Release Date:16/11/1940
The Light That Failed
Character:Bit Part
Release Date:24/12/1939
Gone with the Wind
Character:Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/1939
Way Down South
Character:Slave
Release Date:21/07/1939
Charlie Chan in Reno
Character:Man in Line-Up
Release Date:16/06/1939
Rose of Washington Square
Character:Prisoner (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
Character:First Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:23/02/1939
Kentucky
Character:Bill
Release Date:30/12/1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
Character:Dock Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1938
Too Hot to Handle
Character:Native (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1938
Over the Wall
Character:Convict Playing Guitar
Release Date:02/04/1938
Wells Fargo
Character:Sam - Coachman
Release Date:31/12/1937
Souls at Sea
Character:Ship Slave (uncredited)
Release Date:03/09/1937
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Character:Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
Release Date:28/02/1936
Menace
Character:Kenya Manservant
Release Date:22/11/1934
Cleopatra
Character:Nubian Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1934
Roman Scandals
Character:Litter Bearer (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1933
King of the Arena
Character:Sambo
Release Date:01/06/1933
Haunted Gold
Character:Clarence Washington Brown
Release Date:17/12/1932
Guilty Hands
Character:Johnny (uncredited)
Release Date:22/08/1931
Lucky Larkin
Character:Hambone
Release Date:01/02/1930
Parade of the West
Character:Sambo
Release Date:19/01/1930
Welcome Danger
Character:Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/1929
Rio Rita
Character:Fremont Bank Robber
Release Date:15/09/1929
Black Magic
Character:Unit
Release Date:06/07/1929
Weary River
Character:Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1929
The Phantom City
Character:'Blue'
Release Date:27/12/1928
Do Your Duty
Character:Dude Jackson
Release Date:14/10/1928
Beggars of Life
Character:Black Mose
Release Date:22/09/1928
The Smart Set
Character:Polo Fan
Release Date:24/03/1928
Wyoming
Character:Mose
Release Date:24/03/1928
There It Is
Character:The Butler
Release Date:01/01/1928
The Haunted Ship
Character:Mose
Release Date:01/12/1927
The Blood Ship
Character:Negro
Release Date:18/07/1927
A Virginia Courtship
Character:
Release Date:19/12/1921
Haunted Spooks
Character:Butler (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1920
Rowdy Ann
Character:The Train Porter
Release Date:24/05/1919
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