Will Lee
Acting1908Brooklyn, 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.
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Known For
Acting History
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
1983
Daniel
as The Judge
1980
Playing for Time
as Shmuel
1978
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Mr. Hooper
1977
Sesame Street at Night?
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
1974
Great Performances
TVas Kon• 1 eps
1963
An Affair of the Skin
as Waiter
1953
Little Fugitive
as Photographer
1949
They Live by Night
as Jeweler
1948
Casbah
as Begger
1942
Saboteur
as Rogers (uncredited)
1941
Babes on Broadway
as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
as “Benny — the Creep”
Whistling in the Dark
as Herman the Druggist