Will Lee
Known for Acting · 24 credits
- Born
- 1908-08-06
- Died
- 1982-12-07
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, 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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (23)
Saboteur
1942
as Rogers (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
1941
as “Benny — the Creep”
They Live by Night
1949
as Jeweler
Daniel
1983
as The Judge
Playing for Time
1980
as Shmuel
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
as Mr. Hooper
Babes on Broadway
1941
as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
Little Fugitive
1953
as Photographer
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Herman the Druggist
Casbah
1948
as Begger
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
as Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
Backfire
1950
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Shakedown
1950
as Cabbie (uncredited)
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
as Mr. Hooper
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
An Affair of the Skin
1963
as Waiter
Hit and Run
1982
as Joseph Kahn
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nourish the Beast
1974
as Old Man
Melody Lane
1941
as Mr. Russo
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Mr. Hooper
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Mr. Hooper
About Will Lee
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. With 24 credits spanning from 1941 to 2021, Will Lee has appeared in 23 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Will Lee Movies
- Saboteur (1942) — as Rogers (uncredited)
- Ball of Fire (1941) — as “Benny — the Creep”
- They Live by Night (1949) — as Jeweler
- Daniel (1983) — as The Judge
- Playing for Time (1980) — as Shmuel
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