Will Lee
Known for
Acting
Born
August 6, 1908
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died
December 7, 1982 (aged 74)
Biography
William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television and film roles, but was best known for playing Mr. Hooper, the original store proprietor of the eponymous Hooper's Store. He was one of the four original human characters on Sesame Street, from the show's debut in November 1969.
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Best known work
Saboteur
1942
Ball of Fire
1941
They Live by Night
1949
Little Fugitive
1953
M
1951
Playing for Time
1980
Daniel
1983
Backfire
1950
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
Babes on Broadway
1941Filmography
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Streetas Self (archive footage)
2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Daysas Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carolas Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!as Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Danielas The Judge
1982
Hit and Runas Joseph Kahn
1980
Playing for Timeas Shmuel
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Streetas Mr. Hooper
1978
A Special Sesame Street Christmasas Mr. Hooper
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Streetas Mr. Hooper
1974
Nourish the Beastas Old Man
1971
1969
This Way to Sesame Streetas Mr. Hooper
1963
An Affair of the Skinas Waiter
1953
Little Fugitiveas Photographer
1951
Mas Man In Mob (uncredited)
1950
Shakedownas Cabbie (uncredited)
1950
Backfireas Cab Driver (uncredited)
1949
They Live by Nightas Jeweler
1948
Casbahas Begger
1942
Saboteuras Rogers (uncredited)
1941
Babes on Broadwayas Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
1941
Melody Laneas Mr. Russo
1941
Ball of Fireas “Benny — the Creep”
1941
Whistling in the Darkas Herman the Druggist