
Will Lee
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1908-08-06 (age 117)
- 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 (22)

Saboteur
1942
as Rogers (uncredited)

Ball of Fire
1941
as “Benny — the Creep”

Daniel
1983
as The Judge

Playing for Time
1980
as Shmuel

Casbah
1948
as Begger

Backfire
1950
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

They Live by Night
1949
as Jeweler

Shakedown
1950
as Cabbie (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Herman the Druggist

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)

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)

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Mr. Hooper

This Way to Sesame Street
1969
as Mr. Hooper

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
as Mr. Hooper

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Mr. Hooper

Melody Lane
1941
as Mr. Russo

Hit and Run
1982
as Joseph Kahn

Babes on Broadway
1941
as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)

An Affair of the Skin
1963
as Waiter

Little Fugitive
1953
as Photographer

Nourish the Beast
1974
as Old Man
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 23 credits spanning from 1941 to 2021, Will Lee has appeared in 22 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”
- Daniel (1983) — as The Judge
- Playing for Time (1980) — as Shmuel
- Casbah (1948) — as Begger
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