Person file · Acting
Will Lee
Born 1908-08-06Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysMr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)A Sesame Street Christmas CarolMr. Hooper (archive footage)Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)DanielThe JudgeHit and RunJoseph KahnPlaying for TimeShmuelA Walking Tour of Sesame StreetMr. HooperA Special Sesame Street ChristmasMr. HooperChristmas Eve on Sesame StreetMr. HooperNourish the BeastOld ManThis Way to Sesame StreetMr. HooperAn Affair of the SkinWaiterLittle FugitivePhotographerShakedownCabbie (uncredited)BackfireCab Driver (uncredited)They Live by NightJewelerCasbahBeggerSaboteurRogers (uncredited)Babes on BroadwayShorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)Melody LaneMr. RussoBall of Fire“Benny — the Creep”Whistling in the DarkHerman the Druggist