Will Lee

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Saboteur (1942) — Rogers (uncredited)
2. Ball of Fire (1941) — “Benny — the Creep”
3. They Live by Night (1949) — Jeweler
4. Little Fugitive (1953) — Photographer
5. Playing for Time (1980) — Shmuel
6. Daniel (1983) — The Judge
7. Backfire (1950) — Cab Driver (uncredited)
8. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) — Self (archive footage)
9. Babes on Broadway (1941) — Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
10. Great Performances (1971) — Kon
11. Shakedown (1950) — Cabbie (uncredited)
12. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) — Mr. Hooper
13. Casbah (1948) — Begger
14. Whistling in the Dark (1941) — Herman the Druggist
15. A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006) — Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
16. A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978) — Mr. Hooper
17. Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004) — Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)
18. Hit and Run (1982) — Joseph Kahn
19. Melody Lane (1941) — Mr. Russo
20. An Affair of the Skin (1963) — Waiter
21. Nourish the Beast (1974) — Old Man
22. Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2010) — Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
23. A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979) — Mr. Hooper
24. This Way to Sesame Street (1969) — Mr. Hooper