
Acting
Dooley Wilson
Also Known As: Arthur Wilson
Birth Date
April 3, 1894
Death Date
May 30, 1953
(passed away at 59)
Place of Birth
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.
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Casablanca
Sam
1943

Knock on Any Door
Piano Player (uncredited)
1949

No Man of Her Own
Waiter on Train (uncredited)
1950

Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
1997

Tell It to the Judge
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
1949

Come to the Stable
Anthony James
1949

Take a Letter, Darling
Moses
1942

My Favorite Blonde
Porter
1942

Two Tickets to London
Accordionist
1943

Night in New Orleans
Shadrach Jones
1942

Stormy Weather
Gabe Tucker
1943

Cairo
Hector
1942

Higher and Higher
Oscar
1943

Father Is a Bachelor
Blue (uncredited)
1950

Free For All
Aristotle
1949

Passage West
Rainbow
1951

Keep Punching
Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)
1939

Racing Luck
Abe
1948

Seven Days Ashore
Jason
1944