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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 729,778 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Dooley Wilson is the 3,994th 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 1,797th most popular American Actor.

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  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dooley Wilson ranks 3,994 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 1,797. 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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