Dooley Wilson
Born: 1894-04-03
• Tyler, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography
Bogart: The Untold Story
Passage West
Father Is a Bachelor
No Man of Her Own
Tell It to the Judge
Free For All
Come to the Stable
Knock on Any Door
Racing Luck
Seven Days Ashore
Higher and Higher
Stormy Weather
Two Tickets to London
Casablanca
Cairo
Night in New Orleans
Take a Letter, Darling
My Favorite Blonde
Keep Punching