Acting
Will Lee
1908 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
24 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
They Live by Night
Jeweler
Saboteur
Rogers (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
“Benny — the Creep”
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Mr. Hooper
Babes on Broadway
Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
M
Man In Mob (uncredited)
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Playing for Time
Shmuel
Daniel
The Judge
Little Fugitive
Photographer
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)