Will Lee
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1908-08-06 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 1982-12-07
Known for
- Saboteur (1942) — Rogers (uncredited)
- Ball of Fire (1941) — “Benny — the Creep”
- They Live by Night (1949) — Jeweler
- Little Fugitive (1953) — Photographer
- M (1951) — Man In Mob (uncredited)
- Playing for Time (1980) — Shmuel
- Daniel (1983) — The Judge
- Backfire (1950) — Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) — Self (archive footage)
- Babes on Broadway (1941) — Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
- Great Performances (1971) — Kon
- Shakedown (1950) — Cabbie (uncredited)
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) — Mr. Hooper
- Casbah (1948) — Begger
- Whistling in the Dark (1941) — Herman the Druggist
- A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006) — Mr. Hooper (archive footage)