Will Lee
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Will Lee

Aug 6, 1908 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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

Cast

Media
Movie2006A Sesame Street Christmas CarolMr. Hooper (archive footage)
Movie1941Melody LaneMr. Russo
Movie1978A Special Sesame Street ChristmasMr. Hooper
Movie1949They Live by NightJeweler
Movie1948CasbahBegger
Movie1953Little FugitivePhotographer
Movie1982Hit and RunJoseph Kahn
Movie2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysMr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
Movie2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)
Movie1950BackfireCab Driver (uncredited)
Movie1950ShakedownCabbie (uncredited)
Movie1941Ball of Fire“Benny — the Creep”
Movie1942SaboteurRogers (uncredited)
Movie1941Whistling in the DarkHerman the Druggist
Movie1980Playing for TimeShmuel
Movie1941Babes on BroadwayShorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
Movie1983DanielThe Judge
Movie1978Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetMr. Hooper
Movie1963An Affair of the SkinWaiter
Movie1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetMr. Hooper
Movie1974Nourish the BeastOld Man
Movie1969This Way to Sesame StreetMr. Hooper
Movie1977Sesame Street at Night?Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
TV Show1971Great PerformancesKon1

Crew

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