Dooley Wilson

Acting

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 19

Movies (19)

Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
Self (archive footage)
Passage West
1951
Rainbow
Father Is a Bachelor
1950
Blue (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
1950
Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Tell It to the Judge
1949
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Free For All
1949
Aristotle
Come to the Stable
1949
Anthony James
Knock on Any Door
1949
Piano Player (uncredited)
Racing Luck
1948
Abe
Seven Days Ashore
1944
Jason
Higher and Higher
1943
Oscar
Stormy Weather
1943
Gabe Tucker
Two Tickets to London
1943
Accordionist
Casablanca
1943
Sam
Cairo
1942
Hector
Night in New Orleans
1942
Shadrach Jones
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
Moses
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Porter
Keep Punching
1939
Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)