- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1894
- Place of Birth
- Tyler, Texas, USA
- Died
- May 30, 1953
Dooley Wilson
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
movieBogart: The Untold Story
1997 · Self (archive footage)
moviePassage West
1951 · Rainbow
movieFather Is a Bachelor
1950 · Blue (uncredited)
movieNo Man of Her Own
1950 · Waiter on Train (uncredited)
movieTell It to the Judge
1949 · Pullman Porter (uncredited)
movieFree For All
1949 · Aristotle
movieCome to the Stable
1949 · Anthony James
movieKnock on Any Door
1949 · Piano Player (uncredited)
movieRacing Luck
1948 · Abe
movieSeven Days Ashore
1944 · Jason
movieHigher and Higher
1943 · Oscar
movieStormy Weather
1943 · Gabe Tucker
movieTwo Tickets to London
1943 · Accordionist
movieCasablanca
1943 · Sam
movieCairo
1942 · Hector
movieNight in New Orleans
1942 · Shadrach Jones
movieTake a Letter, Darling
1942 · Moses
movieMy Favorite Blonde
1942 · Porter
movieKeep Punching
1939 · Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)