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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dooley Wilson has received more than 678,610 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Dooley Wilson is the 3,990th most popular actor (down from 3,672nd in 2019), the 5,945th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,608th in 2019) and the 1,796th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 680k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Dooley Wilsons by language

Over the past year Dooley Wilson has had the most page views in the with 87,152 views, followed by Spanish (6,876), and German (5,477). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (242.05%), Japanese (33.86%), and Hebrew (27.53%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dooley Wilson ranks 3,990 out of 13,578. Before her are Robert Stephens, Noriko Ohara, Emma Roberts, Lola Albright, Jeanne Eagels, and Joachim Fuchsberger. After her are Richard Harrison, Michael B. Jordan, Emily Mortimer, BD Wong, Andrew Divoff, and Ingrid Pitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Dooley Wilson ranks 207. Before her are Vladislav Khodasevich, Heorhiy Narbut, Clemens Holzmeister, Markus Reiner, Friedebert Tuglas, and Arthur Russell. After her are Paul Paray, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, Lars Hanson, Eddie Owen, Mihri Müşfik Hanım, and Źmitrok Biadula. Among people deceased in 1953, Dooley Wilson ranks 123. Before her are Oskar Luts, Isaías Medina Angarita, Walter Wild, Jim Lightbody, Milovan Jakšić, and Pierre Dupong. After her are Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg, Lewis Fry Richardson, Auguste Giroux, Grzegorz Fitelberg, Delfo Bellini, and Carl Scarborough.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dooley Wilson ranks 5,945 out of 20,380. Before her are Jerry Sloan (1942), Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823), Harold Brown (1927), Emma Roberts (1991), Lola Albright (1924), and Jeanne Eagels (1890). After her are Eva Cassidy (1963), Dan Bricklin (1951), Veronica Hart (1956), Helen Thomas (1920), Scott Columbus (1956), and Richard Harrison (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dooley Wilson ranks 1,796. Before her are Colleen Camp (1953), Jonelle Allen (1944), David Keith (1954), Emma Roberts (1991), Lola Albright (1924), and Jeanne Eagels (1890). After her are Richard Harrison (1936), Michael B. Jordan (1987), BD Wong (1960), Eddie Cantor (1892), Gina Carano (1982), and James Marsters (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

Come to the Stable
Anthony James
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.
Jul 27o 19496.381 / 10
Stormy Weather
Gabe Tucker
Dancing great Bill Williamson sees his face on the cover of Theatre World magazine and reminisces: Just back from World War I, he meets lovely singer Selina Rogers at a soldiers' ball and promises to come back to her when he "gets to be somebody." Years go by, and Bill and Selina's rising careers intersect only briefly, since Selina is unwilling to settle down. Will she ever change her mind? Concludes with a big all-star show hosted by Cab Calloway.
Jul 21o 19436.829 / 10
Casablanca
Sam
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Nov 26o 19428.2 / 10