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