Acting
Dooley Wilson
Born 1894-04-03 · Tyler, Texas, USA · Died 1953-05-30
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

Take a Letter, Darling

Knock on Any Door

No Man of Her Own

Stormy Weather

My Favorite Blonde

Come to the Stable

Night in New Orleans

Higher and Higher

Bogart: The Untold Story

Seven Days Ashore

Free For All

Cairo

Passage West

Keep Punching

Tell It to the Judge

Father Is a Bachelor

Two Tickets to London

Racing Luck
