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Dooley Wilson

1886 - 1953

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Arthur "Dooley" Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered for his portrayal of Sam in the 1942 film Casablanca. In that romantic drama, he performs 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dooley Wilson is the 5,192nd most popular actor (down from 3,991st in 2019), the 8,109th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,944th in 2019) and the 2,375th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Dooley Wilson ranks 5,192 out of 13,578. Before her are Blair Brown, Wilfred Lucas, Donna Mills, Denise Crosby, Wings Hauser, and Butterfly McQueen. After her are Dietmar Schönherr, Richard Egan, Murat Yıldırım, Carol Cheng, Daniel Wu, and Roy Dotrice.

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Among people born in 1886, Dooley Wilson ranks 252. Before her are Haakon Sörvik, Markus Reiner, Lars Hanson, Alfred Felber, Karl Struss, and Frank Heller. After her are Mark Aldanov, Henry Lehrman, Muthulakshmi Reddy, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Hector Goetinck, and Arthur Amundsen. Among people deceased in 1953, Dooley Wilson ranks 157. Before her are Oliver Campbell, Annie Kenney, Emil Filla, August Emil Fieldorf, Nikolai Golovanov, and Chet Miller. After her are John Marin, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Manoelzinho, Arthur Berry, Charles R. Knight, and Lewis Stone.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dooley Wilson ranks 8,111 out of 20,380. Before her are Donna Mills (1940), Denise Crosby (1957), Wings Hauser (1947), Kenny Barron (1943), Butterfly McQueen (1911), and Mary L. Cleave (1947). After her are Bernard Hopkins (1965), Richard Egan (1921), Zig Ziglar (1926), Daniel Wu (1974), Dee Brown (1908), and Albertson Van Zo Post (1866).

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Among actors born in United States, Dooley Wilson ranks 2,376. Before her are Richard Benjamin (1938), Blair Brown (1946), Donna Mills (1940), Denise Crosby (1957), Wings Hauser (1947), and Butterfly McQueen (1911). After her are Richard Egan (1921), Daniel Wu (1974), Greta Lee (1983), Art LaFleur (1943), Margaret Colin (1958), and Mark Rydell (1929).

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