Will Lee
Born
August 6, 1908
Died
December 7, 1982 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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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Jim Henson Idea Man
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
2024
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
2021
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
2006
Daniel
The Judge
1983
Hit and Run
Joseph Kahn
1982
Playing for Time
Shmuel
1980
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
1979
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Mr. Hooper
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
1978
Sesame Street at Night?
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
1977
Nourish the Beast
Old Man
1974
Great Performances
Kon · (1 episode)
1971
This Way to Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
1969
An Affair of the Skin
Waiter
1963
Little Fugitive
Photographer
1953
Shakedown
Cabbie (uncredited)
1950
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1950
They Live by Night
Jeweler
1949
Casbah
Begger
1948
Saboteur
Rogers (uncredited)
1942
Babes on Broadway
Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
1941
Melody Lane
Mr. Russo
1941
Ball of Fire
“Benny — the Creep”
1941
Whistling in the Dark
Herman the Druggist
1941