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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Will Lee

Known For

Daniel

Daniel

1983

as The Judge

Saboteur

Saboteur

1942

as Rogers (uncredited)

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941

as “Benny — the Creep”

Playing for Time

Playing for Time

1980

as Shmuel

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Backfire

Backfire

1950

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Hit and Run

Hit and Run

1982

as Joseph Kahn

They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949

as Jeweler

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

1941

as Herman the Druggist

Little Fugitive

Little Fugitive

1953

as Photographer

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

2010

as Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978

as Mr. Hooper

Casbah

Casbah

1948

as Begger

Shakedown

Shakedown

1950

as Cabbie (uncredited)

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)

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

as Mr. Hooper

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

1978

as Mr. Hooper

Melody Lane

Melody Lane

1941

as Mr. Russo

Nourish the Beast

Nourish the Beast

1974

as Old Man