Bygone Cinema - FILM FACTS Professional Drummer Dooley Wilson who played Sam in CASABLANCA (1942) faked playing the piano in the film. The piano playing was actually a recording of a performance
![Dooley Wilson, actor known as Sam in Casablanca, honored with downtown marker | Local News | tylerpaper.com Dooley Wilson, actor known as Sam in Casablanca, honored with downtown marker | Local News | tylerpaper.com](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/tylerpaper.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/e7/1e7bed63-71dd-531a-b044-c001f4602ea2/59ef5ee3296f0.image.png?crop=800%2C600%2C0%2C21&resize=1200%2C900&order=crop%2Cresize)
Dooley Wilson, actor known as Sam in Casablanca, honored with downtown marker | Local News | tylerpaper.com
![DOOLEY WILSON playing piano HUMPHREY BOGART and CLAUDE RAINS in CASABLANCA 1942 director MICHAEL CURTIZ photo by Jack Woods Warner Bros Stock Photo - Alamy DOOLEY WILSON playing piano HUMPHREY BOGART and CLAUDE RAINS in CASABLANCA 1942 director MICHAEL CURTIZ photo by Jack Woods Warner Bros Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RNTN9M/dooley-wilson-playing-piano-humphrey-bogart-and-claude-rains-in-casablanca-1942-director-michael-curtiz-photo-by-jack-woods-warner-bros-RNTN9M.jpg)
DOOLEY WILSON playing piano HUMPHREY BOGART and CLAUDE RAINS in CASABLANCA 1942 director MICHAEL CURTIZ photo by Jack Woods Warner Bros Stock Photo - Alamy
![Pianist Rachel Kaufman: Played the "Casablanca" piano at the auction - "I cried a little" | MUSIK HEUTE Pianist Rachel Kaufman: Played the "Casablanca" piano at the auction - "I cried a little" | MUSIK HEUTE](http://www.musik-heute.de/wp-content/uploads/musik_heute_de/2012/12/Rachel-Kaufman.jpg)