Dooley Wilson
Apr 03, 1894 - May 30, 1953 (59 years old) in Tyler, Texas, USA
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
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Passage West
Rainbow
Stormy Weather
Gabe Tucker
Two Tickets to London
Accordionist
Come to the Stable
Anthony James
Night in New Orleans
Shadrach Jones
Cairo
Hector
Seven Days Ashore
Jason
Knock on Any Door
Piano Player (uncredited)
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Passage West 1951Rainbow★ 6.2 -
Father Is a Bachelor 1950Blue (uncredited)★ 7.4 -
No Man of Her Own 1950Waiter on Train (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
Tell It to the Judge 1949Pullman Porter (uncredited)★ 6.3 -
Free For All 1949Aristotle★ 6 -
Come to the Stable 1949Anthony James★ 6.4 -
Knock on Any Door 1949Piano Player (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Racing Luck 1948Abe★ NR -
Seven Days Ashore 1944Jason★ 4.5 -
Higher and Higher 1943Oscar★ 6 -
Stormy Weather 1943Gabe Tucker★ 6.9 -
Accordionist★ 6 -
Casablanca 1943Sam★ 8.2 -
Cairo 1942Hector★ 5.8 -
Night in New Orleans 1942Shadrach Jones★ 4 -
Moses★ 6.4 -
My Favorite Blonde 1942Porter★ 6.4 -
Keep Punching 1939Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)★ 5.5