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Dooley Wilson
Acting · 1894–1953 · 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.
Known for

Casablanca
Sam

Knock on Any Door
Piano Player (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
Waiter on Train (uncredited)

Free For All
Aristotle

Come to the Stable
Anthony James

My Favorite Blonde
Porter

Higher and Higher
Oscar

Stormy Weather
Gabe Tucker

Night in New Orleans
Shadrach Jones

Take a Letter, Darling
Moses
Filmography
- 1997Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)
- 1951Passage WestRainbow
- 1950Father Is a BachelorBlue (uncredited)
- 1950No Man of Her OwnWaiter on Train (uncredited)
- 1949Tell It to the JudgePullman Porter (uncredited)
- 1949Free For AllAristotle
- 1949Come to the StableAnthony James
- 1949Knock on Any DoorPiano Player (uncredited)
- 1948Racing LuckAbe
- 1944Seven Days AshoreJason
- 1943Higher and HigherOscar
- 1943Stormy WeatherGabe Tucker
- 1943Two Tickets to LondonAccordionist
- 1943CasablancaSam
- 1942CairoHector
- 1942Night in New OrleansShadrach Jones
- 1942Take a Letter, DarlingMoses
- 1942My Favorite BlondePorter
- 1939Keep PunchingBaron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)
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