Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born February 11, 1898
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.
MovieThe Hustler
1961
MovieThe Wings of Eagles
1957
as Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
MovieTarzan and the Slave Girl
1950
MoviePinky
1949
as Man (uncredited)
MovieBomba, the Jungle Boy
1949
as Native Bearer (uncredited)
MovieTo the Ends of the Earth
1948
as Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
MovieRoad to Morocco
1942
as Nubian Slave (uncredited)
MovieTales of Manhattan
1942
as Shantytown Man (uncredited)
MovieIt Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
MovieLady for a Night
1942
as Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
MovieSundown
1941
as Askari Veteran (uncredited)
MovieA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Opera House Doorman (uncredited)
MovieThe Long Voyage Home
1940
as Black Cook on Glencairn
MovieThe Light That Failed
1939
as Bit Part
MovieGone with the Wind
1939
as Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
MovieWay Down South
1939
as Slave
MovieCharlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Man in Line-Up
MovieRose of Washington Square
1939
as Prisoner (uncredited)
MovieTwelve Crowded Hours
1939
as First Bartender (uncredited)
MovieKentucky
1938
as Bill
MovieThe Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Dock Worker (uncredited)
MovieToo Hot to Handle
1938
as Native (uncredited)
MovieOver the Wall
1938
as Convict Playing Guitar
MovieWells Fargo
1937
as Sam - Coachman
MovieSouls at Sea
1937
as Ship Slave (uncredited)
MovieThe Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)
MovieMenace
1934
as Kenya Manservant
MovieCleopatra
1934
as Nubian Guard (uncredited)
MovieRoman Scandals
1933
as Litter Bearer (uncredited)
MovieKing of the Arena
1933
as Sambo
MovieHaunted Gold
1932
as Clarence Washington Brown
MovieGuilty Hands
1931
as Johnny (uncredited)
MovieLucky Larkin
1930
as Hambone
MovieParade of the West
1930
as Sambo
MovieWelcome Danger
1929
as Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)
MovieRio Rita
1929
as Fremont Bank Robber
MovieBlack Magic
1929
as Unit
MovieWeary River
1929
as Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)
MovieThe Phantom City
1928
as 'Blue'
MovieDo Your Duty
1928
as Dude Jackson
MovieBeggars of Life
1928
as Black Mose
MovieThe Smart Set
1928
as Polo Fan
Wyoming
1928
as Mose
MovieThere It Is
1928
as The Butler
MovieThe Haunted Ship
1927
as Mose
MovieBy Whose Hand?
1927
as Eli
MovieThe Blood Ship
1927
as Negro
MovieA Virginia Courtship
1921
Happy Daze
1921
as Servant
MovieHaunted Spooks
1920
as Butler (uncredited)
MovieRowdy Ann
1919
as The Train Porter
