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Dooley Wilson

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 poster
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 • Self (archive footage)
Passage West poster
Passage West
1951 • Rainbow
Father Is a Bachelor poster
Father Is a Bachelor
1950 • Blue (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own poster
No Man of Her Own
1950 • Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Tell It to the Judge poster
Tell It to the Judge
1949 • Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Free For All poster
Free For All
1949 • Aristotle
Come to the Stable poster
Come to the Stable
1949 • Anthony James
Knock on Any Door poster
Knock on Any Door
1949 • Piano Player (uncredited)
Racing Luck poster
Racing Luck
1948 • Abe
Seven Days Ashore poster
Seven Days Ashore
1944 • Jason
Higher and Higher poster
Higher and Higher
1943 • Oscar
Stormy Weather poster
Stormy Weather
1943 • Gabe Tucker
Two Tickets to London poster
Two Tickets to London
1943 • Accordionist
Casablanca poster
Casablanca
1943 • Sam
Cairo poster
Cairo
1942 • Hector
Night in New Orleans poster
Night in New Orleans
1942 • Shadrach Jones
Take a Letter, Darling poster
Take a Letter, Darling
1942 • Moses
My Favorite Blonde poster
My Favorite Blonde
1942 • Porter
Keep Punching poster
Keep Punching
1939 • Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)