Dooley Wilson

Acting

Dooley Wilson

Born April 3, 1894 · Tyler, Texas, USA

Died May 30, 1953 · aged 59

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 mode…

Known For

CasablancaCasablanca · 1943
Casablanca
★ 8.11943
MovieDramaRomance
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Knock on Any DoorKnock on Any Door · 1949
Knock on Any Door
★ 6.21949
MovieDramaCrime
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Night in New OrleansNight in New Orleans · 1942
Night in New Orleans
★ 4.21942
MovieMysteryCrime
A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under interrogation.
Two Tickets to LondonTwo Tickets to London · 1943
Two Tickets to London
★ 7.51943
MovieDrama
Accused of helping an enemy submarine, a man escapes and joins a beautiful girl in trying to find the real traitors.
No Man of Her OwnNo Man of Her Own · 1950
No Man of Her Own
★ 6.91950
MovieDramaCrime
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
Take a Letter, DarlingTake a Letter, Darling · 1942
Take a Letter, Darling
★ 6.61942
MovieComedyRomance
A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. While working to obtain an account from a tobacco company, they end up falling in love.
Come to the StableCome to the Stable · 1949
Come to the Stable
★ 6.81949
MovieComedyDrama
Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.
Tell It to the JudgeTell It to the Judge · 1949
Tell It to the Judge
★ 6.61949
MovieComedyRomance
Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a federal judgeship, but her nomination is opposed by a 'Good-Government' group that thinks her divorce makes her unfit for the job. This evolves into situations, happening in Florida, New England, Washington D.C., and the Adirondacks, such as the misunderstood husband trying to win back his wife, and the misunderstood wife trying to make her husband jealous, and one case of mistaken identity after another, after another.

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