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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

19

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-04-03

Day of Death

1953-05-30 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Tyler, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Arthur Wilson

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.

Known For

Acting

Casablanca

1943

Casablanca

as

Sam

Cairo

1942

Cairo

as

Hector

Stormy Weather

1943

Stormy Weather

as

Gabe Tucker

My Favorite Blonde

1942

My Favorite Blonde

as

Porter

Come to the Stable

1949

Come to the Stable

as

Anthony James

Night in New Orleans

1942

Night in New Orleans

as

Shadrach Jones

Knock on Any Door

1949

Knock on Any Door

as

Piano Player (uncredited)

Two Tickets to London

1943

Two Tickets to London

as

Accordionist

Racing Luck

1948

Racing Luck

as

Abe

Passage West

1951

Passage West

as

Rainbow

Free For All

1949

Free For All

as

Aristotle

Father Is a Bachelor

1950

Father Is a Bachelor

as

Blue (uncredited)

Keep Punching

1939

Keep Punching

as

Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)

No Man of Her Own

1950

No Man of Her Own

as

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Tell It to the Judge

1949

Tell It to the Judge

as

Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing