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Will Lee
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 wa...
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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.
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Known for
Saboteur1942 · Rogers (uncredited)3.4ActuallyLike
Ball of Fire1941 · “Benny — the Creep”3.7
They Live by Night1949 · Jeweler3.4
Little Fugitive1953 · Photographer3.5
Playing for Time1980 · Shmuel3.5
Daniel1983 · The Judge3.3
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street2021 · Self (archive footage)3.7
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street1978 · Mr. Hooper3.7Cast
Cast credits
Saboteur1942 · Rogers (uncredited)3.4ActuallyLikeBall of Fire1941 · “Benny — the Creep”3.7They Live by Night1949 · Jeweler3.4Little Fugitive1953 · Photographer3.5Playing for Time1980 · Shmuel3.5Daniel1983 · The Judge3.3Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street2021 · Self (archive footage)3.7Christmas Eve on Sesame Street1978 · Mr. Hooper3.7
Babes on Broadway1941 · Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)3.3
Backfire1950 · Cab Driver (uncredited)3.0
Shakedown1950 · Cabbie (uncredited)3.2
An Affair of the Skin1963 · Waiter5.0
Melody Lane1941 · Mr. Russo5.0
Casbah1948 · Begger3.0
A Special Sesame Street Christmas1978 · Mr. Hooper3.4
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!2004 · Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)3.8
Whistling in the Dark1941 · Herman the Druggist3.0
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol2006 · Mr. Hooper (archive footage)3.3