Dooley Wilson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-04-03
Day of Death
1953-05-30 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Tyler, Texas, USA
Dooley Wilson
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.
Acting
(1997)
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1951)
Passage West
as Rainbow
(1950)
No Man of Her Own
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
(1950)
Father Is a Bachelor
as Blue (uncredited)
(1949)
Knock on Any Door
as Piano Player (uncredited)
(1949)
Tell It to the Judge
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
(1949)
Free For All
as Aristotle
(1949)
Come to the Stable
as Anthony James
(1948)
Racing Luck
as Abe
(1944)
Seven Days Ashore
as Jason
(1943)
Casablanca
as Sam
(1943)
Stormy Weather
as Gabe Tucker
(1943)
Higher and Higher
as Oscar
(1943)
Two Tickets to London
as Accordionist
(1942)
Cairo
as Hector
(1942)
My Favorite Blonde
as Porter
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as Moses
(1942)
Night in New Orleans
as Shadrach Jones
(1939)
Keep Punching
as Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)