Dooley Wilson
Acting · 59 years old
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
Father Is a Bachelor
Blue (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Stormy Weather
Gabe Tucker
Come to the Stable
Anthony James
Take a Letter, Darling
Moses
My Favorite Blonde
Porter
Tell It to the Judge
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
Piano Player (uncredited)
Passage West
Rainbow
Higher and Higher
Oscar
Two Tickets to London
Accordionist
Free For All
Aristotle
Cairo
Hector
Keep Punching
Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)
Night in New Orleans
Shadrach Jones
Seven Days Ashore
Jason
Racing Luck
Abe
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)