Will Lee
William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) 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 until his death on December 7, 1982, at the age of 74.
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Acted in
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
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 Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
Daniel
1983
as The Judge
Hit and Run
1982
as Joseph Kahn
Playing for Time
1980
as Shmuel
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Mr. Hooper
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
as Mr. Hooper
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Mr. Hooper
Sesame Street at Night?
1977
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
Nourish the Beast
1974
as Old Man
Great Performances
1971
as Kon
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
as Mr. Hooper
An Affair of the Skin
1963
as Waiter
Little Fugitive
1953
as Photographer
Shakedown
1950
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Backfire
1950
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
They Live by Night
1949
as Jeweler
Casbah
1948
as Begger
Saboteur
1942
as Rogers (uncredited)
Babes on Broadway
1941
as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
Melody Lane
1941
as Mr. Russo
Ball of Fire
1941
as “Benny — the Creep”
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Herman the Druggist