Will Lee

Will Lee

Born 1908-08-06 (age 117) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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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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Saboteur
Saboteur

1942

as Rogers (uncredited)

Casbah
Casbah

1948

as Begger

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire

1941

as “Benny — the Creep”

Backfire
Backfire

1950

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark

1941

as Herman the Druggist

Daniel
Daniel

1983

as The Judge

They Live by Night
They Live by Night

1949

as Jeweler

Playing for Time
Playing for Time

1980

as Shmuel

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

2010

as Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)

Shakedown
Shakedown

1950

as Cabbie (uncredited)

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Melody Lane
Melody Lane

1941

as Mr. Russo

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006

as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)

Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway

1941

as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

as Self (archive footage)

This Way to Sesame Street
This Way to Sesame Street

1969

as Mr. Hooper

Hit and Run
Hit and Run

1982

as Joseph Kahn

An Affair of the Skin