![In Casablanca (1942), Dooley Wilson, who played Sam, was actually a drummer, not a trained pianist, so the piano music for the film was played offscreen and then dubbed in. : r/MovieDetails In Casablanca (1942), Dooley Wilson, who played Sam, was actually a drummer, not a trained pianist, so the piano music for the film was played offscreen and then dubbed in. : r/MovieDetails](https://i.redd.it/kjb5apat4rx41.jpg)
In Casablanca (1942), Dooley Wilson, who played Sam, was actually a drummer, not a trained pianist, so the piano music for the film was played offscreen and then dubbed in. : r/MovieDetails
![BTM Cinemas - Big Time Movies on X: "Play it again? In Casablanca, Dooley Wilson, who plays Sam was actually a drummer not a pianist. The actor mimed along to the iconic BTM Cinemas - Big Time Movies on X: "Play it again? In Casablanca, Dooley Wilson, who plays Sam was actually a drummer not a pianist. The actor mimed along to the iconic](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjnCE5uW4AEmQM0.jpg:large)
BTM Cinemas - Big Time Movies on X: "Play it again? In Casablanca, Dooley Wilson, who plays Sam was actually a drummer not a pianist. The actor mimed along to the iconic
![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
![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)