Dooley Wilson

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.

Cast

Casablanca

Sam

Cairo

Hector

Stormy Weather

Gabe Tucker

Higher and Higher

Oscar

My Favorite Blonde

Porter

Seven Days Ashore

Jason

Take a Letter, Darling

Moses

Come to the Stable

Anthony James

Night in New Orleans

Shadrach Jones

Knock on Any Door

Piano Player (uncredited)

Two Tickets to London

Accordionist

Racing Luck

Abe

Passage West

Rainbow

Free For All

Aristotle

Father Is a Bachelor

Blue (uncredited)

Keep Punching

Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)

No Man of Her Own

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage)

Tell It to the Judge

Pullman Porter (uncredited)