{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/589730/blue-washington",
  "name": "Blue Washington",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/589730/blue-washington",
  "knownForDepartment": "Acting",
  "description": "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.\n\nEdgar 'Blue' Washington was also a ballplayer in the Negro League for the Los Angeles White Sox and (briefly) the Kansas City Monarchs.\n\nHe 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.",
  "birthDate": "1898-02-11",
  "deathDate": "1970-09-15",
  "birthPlace": "Los Angeles, California, USA",
  "alternateName": [
    "Edgar Hughes Washington",
    "Edgar 'Blue' Washington",
    "Edgar Washington Blue",
    "Edgar Blue",
    "Edgar Hughes \"Blue\" Washington"
  ],
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/i1yJbmPG4oqsWsPu07md4fr20Wo.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913405"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "3 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 770,
      "title": "Gone with the Wind",
      "year": "1939",
      "role": "as Renegade's Companion (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lNz2Ow0wGCAvzckW7EOjE03KcYv.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/770/gone-with-the-wind-1939"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 990,
      "title": "The Hustler",
      "year": "1961",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/snItsSViawjaadW9mlWUmGwR41R.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/990/the-hustler-1961"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 62727,
      "title": "Pinky",
      "year": "1949",
      "role": "as Man (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.12,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4KF6DKLq5vVVjLriBnCttJGTiHA.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/62727/pinky-1949"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43902,
      "title": "Cleopatra",
      "year": "1934",
      "role": "as Nubian Guard (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.043,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2JxuGqS1zLTy0lKUp0twIVPlk4B.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43902/cleopatra-1934"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 33028,
      "title": "Too Hot to Handle",
      "year": "1938",
      "role": "as Native (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.024,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bdfmUhmuWT0QJllnIJcoJ0aCVuB.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/33028/too-hot-to-handle-1938"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43126,
      "title": "Roman Scandals",
      "year": "1933",
      "role": "as Litter Bearer (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.87,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3UvJ0QcKS5Eax32jCp7a9SJl6Ew.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43126/roman-scandals-1933"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 94241,
      "title": "Sundown",
      "year": "1941",
      "role": "as Askari Veteran (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.56,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4R2c2fp9wULd5W57myi3hUy5mKi.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/94241/sundown-1941"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 31805,
      "title": "Road to Morocco",
      "year": "1942",
      "role": "as Nubian Slave (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nECM25OC4iJHV1AHPa4CHnzYgyk.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/31805/road-to-morocco-1942"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 77245,
      "title": "The Prisoner of Shark Island",
      "year": "1936",
      "role": "as Black Soldier at Prison (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.856,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sRwHEfjPmRhK9rbqV3XNThERKCX.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/77245/the-prisoner-of-shark-island-1936"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 98239,
      "title": "It Happened in Flatbush",
      "year": "1942",
      "role": "as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.4,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tGPHpfTu7ke4kReEMDz6A5yEEJn.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/98239/it-happened-in-flatbush-1942"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 52859,
      "title": "The Long Voyage Home",
      "year": "1940",
      "role": "as Black Cook on Glencairn",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.588,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vZifqG5wSSAoCGl7r3ESFW46Opl.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/52859/the-long-voyage-home-1940"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 112674,
      "title": "The Cowboy and the Lady",
      "year": "1938",
      "role": "as Dock Worker (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.286,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7IFK76jpZPHlxRBquQSViQERzP2.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/112674/the-cowboy-and-the-lady-1938"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 111997,
      "title": "Wells Fargo",
      "year": "1937",
      "role": "as Sam - Coachman",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.467,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7ZWmhTWDgQD3NwDOroyEmRcTheY.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/111997/wells-fargo-1937"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 27655,
      "title": "Tales of Manhattan",
      "year": "1942",
      "role": "as Shantytown Man (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.417,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oKH3Vfx9cPmhD74iAaKLdGdk32w.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/27655/tales-of-manhattan-1942"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 115287,
      "title": "Over the Wall",
      "year": "1938",
      "role": "as Convict Playing Guitar",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.667,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sjVQtAbhzxP9lePJVF0IOGEsCo3.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/115287/over-the-wall-1938"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43834,
      "title": "Rose of Washington Square",
      "year": "1939",
      "role": "as Prisoner (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.667,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6PkqnPGGq1xw1EdSVq3lY4RAqPH.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43834/rose-of-washington-square-1939"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 118889,
      "title": "Kentucky",
      "year": "1938",
      "role": "as Bill",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.077,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/s7sKkeaXl2wVbLHCONorHMQHYqu.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/118889/kentucky-1938"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 162284,
      "title": "Guilty Hands",
      "year": "1931",
      "role": "as Johnny (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.933,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nhS05fuQJ2lbtEZKkAXd2vOikY8.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/162284/guilty-hands-1931"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 53760,
      "title": "Rio Rita",
      "year": "1929",
      "role": "as Fremont Bank Robber",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/t0hiEf3xUorLbBWhGdhG3sVKvyr.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/53760/rio-rita-1929"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 53528,
      "title": "Welcome Danger",
      "year": "1929",
      "role": "as Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.024,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yOYX74ymJkaNHArfWydsFt0Zf05.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/53528/welcome-danger-1929"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 119325,
      "title": "Tarzan and the Slave Girl",
      "year": "1950",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.594,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hcJaw4I8vFAlYnTZQyWCIANjkQn.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/119325/tarzan-and-the-slave-girl-1950"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43419,
      "title": "Souls at Sea",
      "year": "1937",
      "role": "as Ship Slave (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.536,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zxZMfLgBQ9bdVg71U7vbXlmNtj6.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43419/souls-at-sea-1937"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 176387,
      "title": "A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob",
      "year": "1941",
      "role": "as Opera House Doorman (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/A1zTbHl2oG2GCp6LUbYG3Ec3I1F.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/176387/a-girl-a-guy-and-a-gob-1941"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 39943,
      "title": "To the Ends of the Earth",
      "year": "1948",
      "role": "as Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.889,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uQATdYOCRroIdxsXx6GVWI0uWA2.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/39943/to-the-ends-of-the-earth-1948"
    }
  ]
}