Arthur "Dooley" Wilson (April 3, 1886? – May 30, 1953) was an American actor and singer. He was born in Tyler, Texas, and is remembered as piano-player "Sam" who sings "As Time Goes By" at the request of Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) in the 1942 film, Casablanca. Wilson's precise year of birth is unknown: it may have been anywhere between 1884 and 1887. It is thought that he sang and played the drums in black clubs in the Tyler area before he moved to Chicago. He worked in black theatre in Chicago and New Yo...