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Dooley Wilson

Dooley Wilson

Actor · 1894–1953 · Tyler, Texas, USA

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Biography

Arthur "Dooley" Wilson was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered as Sam in the 1942 film, Casablanca; in the film, he also performed its theme song, "As Time Goes By". Wilson was a drummer and singer who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris. In the 1930s he took up acting, playing supporting roles onstage on Broadway and in a series of modest films.

Acted in 18

1950s

  1. 1951

    Passage West

    Rainbow

  2. 1950

    Father Is a Bachelor

    Blue (uncredited)

  3. No Man of Her Own

    Waiter on Train (uncredited)

1940s

  1. 1949

    Tell It to the Judge

    Pullman Porter (uncredited)

  2. Free For All

    Aristotle

  3. Come to the Stable

    Anthony James

  4. Knock on Any Door

    Piano Player (uncredited)

    66
  5. 1948

    Racing Luck

    Abe

  6. 1944

    Seven Days Ashore

    Jason

  7. 1943

    Higher and Higher

    Oscar

  8. Stormy Weather

    Gabe Tucker

  9. Two Tickets to London

    Accordionist

  10. Casablanca

    Sam

    90
  11. 1942

    Cairo

    Hector

  12. Night in New Orleans

    Shadrach Jones

  13. Take a Letter, Darling

    Moses

  14. My Favorite Blonde

    Porter

1930s

  1. 1939

    Keep Punching

    Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)

Appearances1

1990s

  1. 1997

    Bogart: The Untold Story

    Self (archive footage)