Will Lee
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Great Performances
Kon
1971
Film
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Mr. Hooper
1978
Film
Saboteur
Rogers (uncredited)
1942
Film
Ball of Fire
“Benny — the Creep”
1941
Film
Babes on Broadway
Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
1941
Film
They Live by Night
Jeweler
1949
Film
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
Film
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Daniel
The Judge
1983
Film
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
2006
Film
Playing for Time
Shmuel
1980
Film
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
1979
Film
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1950
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Film
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
1978
Film
Whistling in the Dark
Herman the Druggist
1941
Film
An Affair of the Skin
Waiter
1963
Film
Casbah
Begger
1948
Film
This Way to Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
1969
Film
Shakedown
Cabbie (uncredited)
1950
Film
Little Fugitive
Photographer
1953
Film
Hit and Run
Joseph Kahn
1982
Film
Nourish the Beast
Old Man
1974
Film
Melody Lane
Mr. Russo
1941