Will Lee
Actor
Biography
William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) 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 until his death on December 7, 1982, at the age of 74.
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Filmography
Ball of Fire
as “Benny — the Creep” 1941
They Live by Night
as Jeweler 1949
Little Fugitive
as Photographer 1953
Playing for Time
as Shmuel 1980
Daniel
as The Judge 1983
Backfire
as Cab Driver (uncredited) 1950
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage) 2021
Babes on Broadway
as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited) 1941
Shakedown
as Cabbie (uncredited) 1950
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Mr. Hooper 1978
Casbah
as Begger 1948
Whistling in the Dark
as Herman the Druggist 1941
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage) 2006
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Mr. Hooper 1978
Hit and Run
as Joseph Kahn 1982
Melody Lane
as Mr. Russo 1941