Will Lee
Acting
Born: 1908-08-06 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Great Performances
Kon
Ball of Fire
“Benny — the Creep”
They Live by Night
Jeweler
Saboteur
Rogers (uncredited)
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Playing for Time
Shmuel
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Mr. Hooper
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
Babes on Broadway
Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
Casbah
Begger
Daniel
The Judge
Little Fugitive
Photographer
Shakedown
Cabbie (uncredited)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
Herman the Druggist
Hit and Run
Joseph Kahn
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
An Affair of the Skin
Waiter
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
Nourish the Beast
Old Man
Melody Lane
Mr. Russo
This Way to Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper