Dooley Wilson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1894
- Died
- May 30, 1953 (aged 59)
- Birthplace
- Tyler, Texas, USA
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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Filmography
Bogart: The Untold Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Passage West
Movie · as Rainbow
Father Is a Bachelor
Movie · as Blue (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Movie · as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Come to the Stable
Movie · as Anthony James
Knock on Any Door
Movie · as Piano Player (uncredited)
Free For All
Movie · as Aristotle
Tell It to the Judge
Movie · as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Racing Luck
Movie · as Abe
Seven Days Ashore
Movie · as Jason
Casablanca
Movie · as Sam
Higher and Higher
Movie · as Oscar
Stormy Weather
Movie · as Gabe Tucker
Two Tickets to London
Movie · as Accordionist
Cairo
Movie · as Hector
My Favorite Blonde
Movie · as Porter
Take a Letter, Darling
Movie · as Moses
Night in New Orleans
Movie · as Shadrach Jones
Keep Punching
Movie · as Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)