profile image

Will Lee

Aug 06, 1908 - Dec 07, 1982 (74 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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

poster
Great Performances
Kon
poster
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
poster
Babes on Broadway
Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
poster
Daniel
The Judge
poster
An Affair of the Skin
Waiter
poster
Ball of Fire
“Benny — the Creep”
poster
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
poster
Playing for Time
Shmuel
poster
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Mr. Hooper
poster
Sesame Street at Night?
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)

Credits