Dooley Wilson
Birthday
1894/04/03
Day of death
1953/05/30 (59 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tyler, Texas, USA
Also know as
Arthur Wilson
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.
Acting
(1943) Casablanca
as Sam
(1942) Cairo
as Hector
(1943) Higher and Higher
as Oscar
(1943) Stormy Weather
as Gabe Tucker
(1942) My Favorite Blonde
as Porter
(1944) Seven Days Ashore
as Jason
(1942) Take a Letter, Darling
as Moses
(1949) Come to the Stable
as Anthony James
(1942) Night in New Orleans
as Shadrach Jones
(1949) Knock on Any Door
as Piano Player (uncredited)
(1943) Two Tickets to London
as Accordionist
(1948) Racing Luck
as Abe
(1951) Passage West
as Rainbow
(1949) Free For All
as Aristotle
(1950) Father Is a Bachelor
as Blue (uncredited)
(1939) Keep Punching
as Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)
(1950) No Man of Her Own
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
(1997) Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1949) Tell It to the Judge
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)