Will Lee
Born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. — Aug 06 1908
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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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Will Lee's Credits
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Great Performances
Kon
Daniel
The Judge
Saboteur
Rogers (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
“Benny — the Creep”
Babes on Broadway
Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
Shakedown
Cabbie (uncredited)
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
They Live by Night
Jeweler
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Mr. Hooper
Playing for Time
Shmuel
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
Whistling in the Dark
Herman the Druggist
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
Nourish the Beast
Old Man
Casbah
Begger
Little Fugitive
Photographer
An Affair of the Skin
Waiter
This Way to Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper
Hit and Run
Joseph Kahn
Melody Lane
Mr. Russo