Actor

Dooley Wilson

Birthday: April 3, 1894

Born in: Tyler, Texas, USA

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.

Movie Credits

Bogart: The Untold Story (1997) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 102
Passage West (1951) as Rainbow
Age: 57
Father Is a Bachelor (1950) as Blue (uncredited)
Age: 55
No Man of Her Own (1950) as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Age: 55
Tell It to the Judge (1949) as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Age: 55
Free For All (1949) as Aristotle
Age: 55
Come to the Stable (1949) as Anthony James
Age: 55
Knock on Any Door (1949) as Piano Player (uncredited)
Age: 54
Racing Luck (1948) as Abe
Age: 54
Seven Days Ashore (1944) as Jason
Age: 50
Higher and Higher (1943) as Oscar
Age: 49
Stormy Weather (1943) as Gabe Tucker
Age: 49
Two Tickets to London (1943) as Accordionist
Age: 49
Casablanca (1943) as Sam
Age: 48
Cairo (1942) as Hector
Age: 48
Night in New Orleans (1942) as Shadrach Jones
Age: 48
Take a Letter, Darling (1942) as Moses
Age: 48
My Favorite Blonde (1942) as Porter
Age: 47
Keep Punching (1939) as Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)
Age: 44