Will Lee

Birthday: 1908-08-06
Deathday: 1982-12-07
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
1983-08-26 Daniel The Judge
1982-05-21 Hit and Run Joseph Kahn
1980-09-30 Playing for Time Shmuel
1979-03-01 A Walking Tour of Sesame Street Mr. Hooper
1978-12-08 A Special Sesame Street Christmas Mr. Hooper
1978-12-03 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street Mr. Hooper
1974-06-05 Nourish the Beast Old Man
1969-11-08 This Way to Sesame Street Mr. Hooper
1963-11-20 An Affair of the Skin Waiter
1953-10-01 Little Fugitive Photographer
1950-09-01 Shakedown Cabbie (uncredited)
1950-01-26 Backfire Cab Driver (uncredited)
1949-11-01 They Live by Night Jeweler
1948-04-01 Casbah Begger
1942-04-24 Saboteur Rogers (uncredited)
1941-12-31 Babes on Broadway Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
1941-12-09 Melody Lane Mr. Russo
1941-12-02 Ball of Fire “Benny — the Creep”
1941-08-08 Whistling in the Dark Herman the Druggist