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