Portrait of Will Lee

Will Lee

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: August 6, 1908

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Filmography

2021
2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

as Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)

2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)

1983
Daniel

as The Judge

1982
Hit and Run

as Joseph Kahn

1980
1977
Sesame Street at Night?

as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)

1974
1969
1953
Little Fugitive

as Photographer

1950
Shakedown

as Cabbie (uncredited)

1950
Backfire

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

1949
1948
Casbah

as Begger

1942
Saboteur

as Rogers (uncredited)

1941
Babes on Broadway

as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)

1941
Melody Lane

as Mr. Russo

1941
Ball of Fire

as “Benny — the Creep”

1941
Whistling in the Dark

as Herman the Druggist