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