Person

Will Lee

Acting · Born 1908-08-06 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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.

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  Great Performances

  Kon

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  A Special Sesame Street Christmas

  Mr. Hooper

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  Babes on Broadway

  Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)

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  They Live by Night

  Jeweler

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  Ball of Fire

  “Benny — the Creep”

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  Saboteur

  Rogers (uncredited)

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  Daniel

  The Judge

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  Playing for Time

  Shmuel

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  Little Fugitive

  Photographer

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  Backfire

  Cab Driver (uncredited)

• 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)
• 2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysMr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
• 2006A Sesame Street Christmas CarolMr. Hooper (archive footage)
• 2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1983DanielThe Judge
• 1982Hit and RunJoseph Kahn
• 1980Playing for TimeShmuel
• 1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetMr. Hooper
• 1978A Special Sesame Street ChristmasMr. Hooper
• 1978Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetMr. Hooper
• 1974Nourish the BeastOld Man
• 1971Great PerformancesKon
• 1969This Way to Sesame StreetMr. Hooper
• 1963An Affair of the SkinWaiter
• 1953Little FugitivePhotographer
• 1950ShakedownCabbie (uncredited)
• 1950BackfireCab Driver (uncredited)
• 1949They Live by NightJeweler
• 1948CasbahBegger
• 1942SaboteurRogers (uncredited)
• 1941Babes on BroadwayShorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
• 1941Melody LaneMr. Russo
• 1941Ball of Fire“Benny — the Creep”
• 1941Whistling in the DarkHerman the Druggist