Dooley Wilson
Actor
Born April 3, 1894 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.
Filmography
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Passage West
Rainbow
Father Is a Bachelor
Blue (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Tell It to the Judge
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Free For All
Aristotle
Come to the Stable
Anthony James
Knock on Any Door
Piano Player (uncredited)
Racing Luck
Abe
Seven Days Ashore
Jason
Higher and Higher
Oscar
Stormy Weather
Gabe Tucker
Two Tickets to London
Accordionist
Casablanca
Sam
Cairo
Hector
Night in New Orleans
Shadrach Jones
Take a Letter, Darling
Moses
My Favorite Blonde
Porter
Keep Punching
Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)