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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 6, 1908
Died
December 7, 1982
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Will Lee
0.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.5
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
0.0
Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
6.8
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
6.6
The Judge
Daniel
1983
2.8
Joseph Kahn
Hit and Run
1982
6.8
Shmuel
Playing for Time
1980
0.0
Mr. Hooper
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
6.0
Mr. Hooper
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
7.3
Mr. Hooper
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
0.0
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
Sesame Street at Night?
1977
Credits
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021
7.5
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
0.0
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
2006
6.8
Daniel
as The Judge
1983
6.6
Hit and Run
as Joseph Kahn
1982
2.8
Playing for Time
as Shmuel
1980
6.8
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Mr. Hooper
1979
0.0
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Mr. Hooper
1978
6.0
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Mr. Hooper
1978
7.3
Sesame Street at Night?
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
1977
0.0
Nourish the Beast
as Old Man
1974
0.0
Great Performances
as Kon
1971
5.8
This Way to Sesame Street
as Mr. Hooper
1969
0.0
An Affair of the Skin
as Waiter
1963
0.0
Little Fugitive
as Photographer
1953
6.9
Shakedown
as Cabbie (uncredited)
1950
6.2
Backfire
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1950
5.8
They Live by Night
as Jeweler
1949
6.9
Casbah
as Begger
1948
5.8
Saboteur
as Rogers (uncredited)
1942
6.9
Babes on Broadway
as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
1941
6.5
Melody Lane
as Mr. Russo
1941
0.0
Ball of Fire
as “Benny — the Creep”
1941
7.3
Whistling in the Dark
as Herman the Druggist
1941
5.8