Blue Washington

Actor
BirthdayFeb 11, 1898 (72 years old)
DeathdaySep 15, 1970
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA
GenderMale

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

Renegade's Companion (uncredited)

Dec 15, 1939

Black Cook on Glencairn

Nov 16, 1940

Nubian Slave (uncredited)

Nov 10, 1942

Man (uncredited)

Sep 28, 1949

Black Mose

Sep 22, 1928

Butler (uncredited)

Mar 14, 1920

Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)

Aug 5, 1942

Dock Worker (uncredited)

Nov 17, 1938

Askari Veteran (uncredited)

Oct 31, 1941

The Butler

Jan 1, 1928

Clarence Washington Brown

Dec 17, 1932

Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)

Oct 12, 1929

Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)

Feb 7, 1948

Man in Line-Up

Jun 16, 1939

The Train Porter

May 24, 1919

Native Bearer (uncredited)

Mar 20, 1949

Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)

Feb 10, 1929

Sam - Coachman

Dec 31, 1937

Bill

Dec 30, 1938

Renegade's Companion (uncredited)

Dec 15, 1939

Black Cook on Glencairn

Nov 16, 1940

Nubian Slave (uncredited)

Nov 10, 1942

Man (uncredited)

Sep 28, 1949

Black Mose

Sep 22, 1928

Butler (uncredited)

Mar 14, 1920

Acting


Participated in 39 movies, 0 TV series


1949

Man (uncredited)


1949

Native Bearer (uncredited)


1948

Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)


1942

Nubian Slave (uncredited)


1942

Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)


1942

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)


1942

Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)


1941

Askari Veteran (uncredited)


1941

Opera House Doorman (uncredited)


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