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Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson

Dooley Wilson

ActingBorn April 3, 1894Died May 30, 1953 (age 59)Tyler, Texas, USA

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

1997
Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1951
Passage West

as Rainbow

Movie
1950
Father Is a Bachelor

as Blue (uncredited)

Movie
1950
No Man of Her Own

as Waiter on Train (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Tell It to the Judge

as Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Free For All

as Aristotle

Movie
1949
Come to the Stable

as Anthony James

Movie
1949
Knock on Any Door

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Movie
1948Movie
1944Movie
1943Movie
1943
Stormy Weather

as Gabe Tucker

Movie
1943
Two Tickets to London

as Accordionist

Movie
1943Movie
1942
Cairo

as Hector

Movie
1942
Night in New Orleans

as Shadrach Jones

Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1939
Keep Punching

as Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 3, 1894
Day of DeathMay 30, 1953
Place of BirthTyler, Texas, USA
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