Will Lee

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-08-06 (74 years old)

Deathday

1982-12-07

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Will Lee

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2006

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)

1941

Melody Lane

as Mr. Russo

1949

1948

Casbah

as Begger

1953

Little Fugitive

as Photographer

1982

Hit and Run

as Joseph Kahn

2010

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

as Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)

2021

1950

Backfire

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

1950

Shakedown

as Cabbie (uncredited)

1941

Ball of Fire

as “Benny — the Creep”

1942

Saboteur

as Rogers (uncredited)

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)

1941

Whistling in the Dark

as Herman the Druggist

1980

1941

Babes on Broadway

as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)

1983

Daniel

as The Judge

1974

1969

1977

Sesame Street at Night?

as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)

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