Acting
Will Lee
Born August 6, 1908 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S. · Died December 7, 1982
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
7.1
Saboteur
Rogers (uncredited)
7.7
Ball of Fire
“Benny — the Creep”
7.4
They Live by Night
Jeweler
7.0 TMDB
Little Fugitive
Photographer
6.8
M
Man In Mob (uncredited)
7.3
Playing for Time
Shmuel
6.6
Daniel
The Judge
6.5
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
8.0
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
6.6
Babes on Broadway
Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
7.9
Great Performances
Kon
7.1
Shakedown
Cabbie (uncredited)
8.4
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
6.0
Casbah
Begger
6.7
Whistling in the Dark
Herman the Druggist
6.1
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
7.1
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Mr. Hooper
7.6 TMDB
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.5 TMDB
Hit and Run
Joseph Kahn
5.2
Melody Lane
Mr. Russo
Filmography
- 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysMr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)Movie
- 2006A Sesame Street Christmas CarolMr. Hooper (archive footage)Movie
- 2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1983DanielThe JudgeMovie
- 1982Hit and RunJoseph KahnMovie
- 1980Playing for TimeShmuelMovie
- 1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetMr. HooperMovie
- 1978A Special Sesame Street ChristmasMr. HooperMovie
- 1978Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetMr. HooperMovie
- 1974Nourish the BeastOld ManMovie
- 1971Great PerformancesKonSeries
- 1969This Way to Sesame StreetMr. HooperMovie
- 1963An Affair of the SkinWaiterMovie
- 1953Little FugitivePhotographerMovie
- 1951MMan In Mob (uncredited)Movie
- 1950ShakedownCabbie (uncredited)Movie
- 1950BackfireCab Driver (uncredited)Movie
- 1949They Live by NightJewelerMovie
- 1948CasbahBeggerMovie
- 1942SaboteurRogers (uncredited)Movie
- 1941Babes on BroadwayShorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)Movie
- 1941Melody LaneMr. RussoMovie
- 1941Ball of Fire“Benny — the Creep”Movie
- 1941Whistling in the DarkHerman the DruggistMovie