Dooley Wilson
Actor
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.
Filmography
Knock on Any Door
as Piano Player (uncredited) 1949
No Man of Her Own
as Waiter on Train (uncredited) 1950
Stormy Weather
as Gabe Tucker 1943
Come to the Stable
as Anthony James 1949
My Favorite Blonde
as Porter 1942
Take a Letter, Darling
as Moses 1942
Higher and Higher
as Oscar 1943
Father Is a Bachelor
as Blue (uncredited) 1950
Tell It to the Judge
as Pullman Porter (uncredited) 1949
Night in New Orleans
as Shadrach Jones 1942
Cairo
as Hector 1942
Seven Days Ashore
as Jason 1944
Passage West
as Rainbow 1951
Free For All
as Aristotle 1949
Two Tickets to London
as Accordionist 1943
Keep Punching
as Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson) 1939