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

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Passage West

1951 ⭐ 6.6

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Father Is a Bachelor

1950 ⭐ 7.4

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No Man of Her Own

1950 ⭐ 6.9

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Tell It to the Judge

1949 ⭐ 6.6

Career timeline

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage) · 1997

1951

Passage West

Rainbow · 1951

⭐ 6.6

1950

Father Is a Bachelor Notable

Blue (uncredited) · 1950

⭐ 7.4

No Man of Her Own

Waiter on Train (uncredited) · 1950

⭐ 6.9

1949

Tell It to the Judge

Pullman Porter (uncredited) · 1949

⭐ 6.6

Free For All

Aristotle · 1949

⭐ 6.3

Come to the Stable

Anthony James · 1949

⭐ 6.7

1948

Racing Luck Notable

Abe · 1948

⭐ 9.0

1944

Seven Days Ashore

Jason · 1944

⭐ 4.2

1943

Higher and Higher

Oscar · 1943

⭐ 6.3

Stormy Weather

Gabe Tucker · 1943

⭐ 6.9

Two Tickets to London Notable

Accordionist · 1943

⭐ 7.5

1942

Cairo

Hector · 1942

⭐ 6.3

Night in New Orleans

Shadrach Jones · 1942

⭐ 4.2

Take a Letter, Darling

Moses · 1942

⭐ 6.6

1939

Keep Punching Notable

Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dool · 1939

⭐ 7.3

Frequently appears with

John Payne

Pete Black

Dennis O'Keefe

Jacob Karns

Arleen Whelan

Rose Billings

Frank Faylen

Curly

Mary Anderson

Myra Johnson

William Holden

Johnny Rutledge

Coleen Gray

Prudence Millett

Mary Jane Saunders

May Chalotte

Charles Winninger

Professor Mordecai Ford

Stuart Erwin

Constable Pudge Barnham

Full filmography

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Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

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Passage West

1951 ⭐ 6.6

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Father Is a Bachelor

1950 ⭐ 7.4

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No Man of Her Own

1950 ⭐ 6.9

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Tell It to the Judge

1949 ⭐ 6.6

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Free For All

1949 ⭐ 6.3

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Come to the Stable

1949 ⭐ 6.7

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Knock on Any Door

1949 ⭐ 6.2

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Racing Luck

1948 ⭐ 9.0

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Seven Days Ashore

1944 ⭐ 4.2

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Higher and Higher

1943 ⭐ 6.3

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Stormy Weather

1943 ⭐ 6.9

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Two Tickets to London

1943 ⭐ 7.5

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Casablanca

1943 ⭐ 8.1

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Cairo

1942 ⭐ 6.3

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Night in New Orleans

1942 ⭐ 4.2

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Take a Letter, Darling

1942 ⭐ 6.6

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My Favorite Blonde

1942 ⭐ 6.4

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Keep Punching

1939 ⭐ 7.3