Kenny Washington

Also known as Kenneth Stanley Washington

American football player (1918-1971)

Film & TV

Los Angeles, California, USA

Pro football player who was one of the first African Americans, along with Woody Strode, to play in the National Football League after World War II. Appeared in TV and Film in the 1940s and 50s

Known for

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL — Self (archive footage)2022
Marcus — Self2015
The Jackie Robinson Story — Tigers Manager1950
Rope of Sand — John1949
Easy Living — Benny1949
Pinky — Dr. Canady1949
Rogues' Regiment — Sam Latch1948
The Little Foxes — Servant (uncredited)1941
Sundown — Sergeant Kumakwa (uncredited)1941
While Thousands Cheer — Kenny Harrington1940

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1924-08-29
Active to: 1963-12-14

bluesjazzr&brhythm & bluesstandardstraditional pop

Discography

Dinah Washington1950
Dynamic Dinah! The Great Voice of Dinah Washington1951
Blazing Ballads1952
Jam Session1954
After Hours With Miss “D”1954
Dinah Washington Sings the Blues1955
For Those in Love1955
In the Land of Hi-Fi1956
Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller1957
The Swingin’ Miss “D”1957

Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 997
Total plays: 3,435

Sports profile

Sport: American Football
Nationality: United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Place of death: Los Angeles
Occupation: actor
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Sport: American football
Member of team: Los Angeles Rams
Position played: running back
Country for sport: United States
Mass: 237
Image: Kenny Washington, 1938.jpg
Height: 75

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date of birth: 1918-08-31
date of death: 1971-06-24
member of: Alpha Phi Alpha
different from: Kenny Washington
end of work period: 1948-00-00
start of work period: 1946-00-00
writing language: English language
Commons category: Kenny Washington

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