
Will Lee
Known For
Acting
Born
1908-08-06 in 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.
Most Known For

Great Performances
as Kon

They Live by Night
as Jeweler

Saboteur
as Rogers (uncredited)

Playing for Time
as Shmuel

Ball of Fire
as “Benny — the Creep”

Backfire
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)

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

Whistling in the Dark
as Herman the Druggist

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

Daniel
as The Judge

Casbah
as Begger

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Mr. Hooper

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Mr. Hooper

Little Fugitive
as Photographer

Shakedown
as Cabbie (uncredited)

This Way to Sesame Street
as Mr. Hooper

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Mr. Hooper

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)

Hit and Run
as Joseph Kahn