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Will Lee
Acting
Born: August 6, 1908
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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
Saboteur
as Rogers (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
as “Benny — the Creep”
Playing for Time
as Shmuel
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Daniel
as The Judge
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
Shakedown
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Casbah
as Begger
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
They Live by Night
as Jeweler
