Editing Casablanca (film) (section)

== Cast ==
[[File:Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet in Casablanca crop.jpg|right|upright=1.25|thumb|alt=Black-and-white film screenshot of two men, both wearing suits. The man on the left is older and is nearly bald; the man on the right has black hair. In the background several bottles of alcohol can be seen.|Greenstreet and Bogart]]
[[File: Dooley Wilson-Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25| Dooley Wilson and Humphrey Bogart]]
[[File: Conrad Veidt-Corinna Mura in Casablanca trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.00|Conrad Veidt, as Major Strasser, with Corinna Mura.]]
The play's cast consisted of 16 speaking parts and several extras; the film script enlarged it to 22 speaking parts and hundreds of extras.<ref>{{Harvnb|Francisco|1980|p=119}}</ref> The cast is notably international: only three of the credited actors were born in the United States (Bogart, Dooley Wilson, and Joy Page). The top-billed actors are:<ref>{{Cite news |title=Casablanca: Michael Curtiz's 1942 film is a classic love story – with excellent hats |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/05/16/casablanca-michael-curtizs-1942-film-is-a-classic-love-story---w/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/05/16/casablanca-michael-curtizs-1942-film-is-a-classic-love-story---w/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |access-date=August 17, 2017 |work=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Humphrey Bogart]] as Rick Blaine
* [[Ingrid Bergman]] as Ilsa Lund. Bergman's official website calls Ilsa her "most famous and enduring role".<ref>{{Cite web |title=From quintessential "good girl" to Hollywood heavyweight |url=https://www.ingridbergman.com/about/bio2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811082912/http://www.ingridbergman.com/about/bio2.htm |archive-date=August 11, 2007 |access-date=August 3, 2007 |publisher=The Family of Ingrid Bergman}}</ref> The Swedish actress's Hollywood debut in ''[[Intermezzo (1939 film)|Intermezzo]]'' had been well received, but her subsequent films were not major successes until ''Casablanca''. Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] called her "luminous", and commented on her chemistry with Bogart: "she paints his face with her eyes".<ref name="Ebertcommentary" /> Other actresses considered for the role of Ilsa included [[Ann Sheridan]], [[Hedy Lamarr]], [[Luise Rainer]], and [[Michèle Morgan]]. Producer [[Hal Wallis]] obtained the services of Bergman, who was contracted to [[David O. Selznick]], by lending [[Olivia de Havilland]] in exchange.<ref name="Harmetz 1992 88–89,92,95">{{Harvnb|Harmetz|1992|pp=88–89, 92, 95}}</ref>
* [[Paul Henreid]] as Victor Laszlo. Henreid, an Austrian actor who had emigrated in 1935, was reluctant to take the role (it "set [him] as a stiff forever", according to [[Pauline Kael]]<ref>{{Harvnb|Harmetz|1992|p=99}}</ref>), until he was promised top billing along with Bogart and Bergman. Henreid did not get on well with his fellow actors; he considered Bogart "a mediocre actor"; Bergman called Henreid a "prima donna".<ref>{{Harvnb|Harmetz|1992|p=97}}</ref>

The second-billed actors are:
* [[Claude Rains]] as Captain Louis Renault
* [[Conrad Veidt]]{{anchor|Major Strasser}} as Major Heinrich Strasser. Veidt was a refugee German actor who had fled the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]] with his [[Jews|Jewish]] wife, but frequently played Nazis in American films. He was the highest paid member of the cast despite his second billing. He died shortly after the film's release.<ref name="IndieWire">{{Cite news |last=Lyttelton |first=Oliver |date=November 26, 2012 |title=5 Things You Might Not Know About 'Casablanca' On Its 70th Anniversary |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/11/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-casablanca-on-its-70th-anniversary-103675/ |access-date=June 1, 2017 |work=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref>
* [[Sydney Greenstreet]] as Signor Ferrari
* [[Peter Lorre]] as Signor Ugarte

Also credited are:
* [[Curt Bois]] as the pickpocket. Bois had one of the longest careers in cinema, spanning over 80 years.
* [[Leonid Kinskey]] as Sascha, the Russian bartender infatuated with Yvonne. Kinskey told [[Aljean Harmetz]], author of ''Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Making of Casablanca'', that he was cast because he was Bogart's drinking buddy. He was not the first choice for the role; he replaced Leo Mostovoy, who was deemed not funny enough.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van Gelder |first=Lawrence |author-link=Lawrence Van Gelder |date=September 12, 1998 |title=Leonid Kinskey, 95, Bartender in 'Casablanca' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/12/movies/leonid-kinskey-95-bartender-in-casablanca.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225520/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/12/movies/leonid-kinskey-95-bartender-in-casablanca.html |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Madeleine Lebeau]] as Yvonne, Rick's soon-discarded girlfriend. Lebeau was a French refugee who had left Nazi-occupied Europe with her husband [[Marcel Dalio]], who was a fellow ''Casablanca'' performer. She was the last surviving cast member until her death on May 1, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 15, 2016 |title=Last surviving Casablanca actress Madeleine Lebeau dies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36295621 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515080030/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36295621 |archive-date=May 15, 2016 |access-date=May 15, 2016 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
* [[Joy Page]], the stepdaughter of studio head [[Jack L. Warner]], as Annina Brandel, the young [[Bulgaria]]n refugee
* [[John Qualen]] as Berger, Laszlo's Resistance contact
* [[S. Z. Sakall]] (credited as S. K. Sakall) as Carl, the waiter
* [[Dooley Wilson]] as Sam. Wilson was one of the few American-born members of the cast. A drummer, he had to fake playing the piano. Even after shooting had been completed, producer Wallis considered dubbing over Wilson's voice for the songs.<ref>{{Harvnb|Harmetz|1992|pp=139–140, 260}}<br />- {{harvnb|Behlmer|1985|p=214}}</ref>

Notable uncredited actors are:
* [[Marcel Dalio]] as Emil the [[croupier]]. Dalio had been a star in French cinema, appearing in [[Jean Renoir]]'s ''[[La Grande Illusion]]'' and ''[[The Rules of the Game|La Règle du Jeu]]''.
* [[Helmut Dantine]] as Jan Brandel, the Bulgarian roulette player married to Annina Brandel
* [[Gregory Gaye]] as the German banker who is refused entry to the casino by Rick
* [[Torben Meyer]] as the Dutch banker who runs "the second largest banking house in Amsterdam"
* [[Corinna Mura]] as the guitar player who sings "Tango Delle Rose" (or "Tango de la Rosa") and later accompanies the crowd on "La Marseillaise"
* [[Frank Puglia]] as a Moroccan rug merchant
* [[Richard Ryen]] as Colonel Heinze, Strasser's aide
* [[Dan Seymour]] as Abdul the doorman
* [[Gerald Oliver Smith]] as the Englishman whose wallet is stolen
* [[Norma Varden]] as the Englishwoman whose husband has his wallet stolen

Much of the emotional impact of the film, for the audience in 1942, has been attributed to the large proportion of European exiles and refugees who were extras or played minor roles (in addition to leading actors Paul Henreid, Conrad Veidt and Peter Lorre), such as [[Louis V. Arco]], [[Trude Berliner]], [[Ilka Grünig]], [[Ludwig Stössel]], [[Hans Heinrich von Twardowski]], and [[Wolfgang Zilzer]]. A witness to the filming of the "duel of the anthems" sequence said he saw many of the actors crying and "realized that they were all real refugees".<ref>{{Harvnb|Harmetz|1992|p=213}}</ref> Harmetz argues that they "brought to a dozen small roles in ''Casablanca'' an understanding and a desperation that could never have come from [[Central Casting]]".<ref>{{Harvnb|Harmetz|1992|p=214}}</ref> Even though many were [[Jews|Jewish]] or refugees from the Nazis (or both), they were frequently cast as Nazis in various war films, because of their accents.

[[Jack Benny]] may have appeared in an unbilled cameo, as was claimed by a contemporary newspaper advertisement and in the ''Casablanca'' press book.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 4, 1943 |title=Special Contest / Find Jack Benny in "Casablanca" |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19430204&id=PwlQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5175,4021701 |work=The Evening Independent}}</ref><ref name="Ebert" /><ref>{{harvnb|Harmetz|1992|p=274 (figure)}}</ref> When asked in his column "Movie Answer Man", critic [[Roger Ebert]] first replied, "It looks something like him. That's all I can say."<ref name="Ebert">{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=December 9, 2009 |title=Movie Answer Man |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/answer-man/was-the-pres-crushed-and-drowned-before-or-after-the-arks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708231215/http://www.rogerebert.com/answer-man/was-the-pres-crushed-and-drowned-before-or-after-the-arks |archive-date=July 8, 2014 |access-date=June 28, 2014 |website=Chicago Sun-Times}} RogerEbert.com</ref> In a later column, he responded to a follow-up commenter, "I think you're right. The Jack Benny Fan Club can feel vindicated".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=December 23, 2009 |title=Movie Answer Man |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/answer-man/what-color-were-zuzus-petals-in-its-a-wonderful-life-easy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709010134/http://www.rogerebert.com/answer-man/what-color-were-zuzus-petals-in-its-a-wonderful-life-easy |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |access-date=June 28, 2014 |website=Chicago Sun-Times}} RogerEbert.com</ref>