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Will Lee
Actor
Born August 6, 1908Died December 7, 1982 (74 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Mr. Hooper (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey · as Harold Hooper |
| 2009 | Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days · as Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive Footage) |
| 2006 | A Sesame Street Christmas Carol · as Mr. Hooper |
| 1983 | Daniel · as The Judge |
| 1982 | Hit and Run · as Joseph Kahn |
| 1980 | Playing for Time · as Shmuel |
| 1978 | A Special Sesame Street Christmas · as Mr. Hooper |
| 1978 | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street · as Mr. Hooper |
| 1973 | Sesame Street (German) (TV Series) · as Mr. Harold Hooper |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Kon |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Mr. Hooper |
| 1965 | Trials of O'Brien (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1965 | For the People (TV Series) · as Kurawicz |
| 1963 | An Affair of the Skin · as Waiter |
| 1963 | East Side/West Side (TV Series) · as Nat |
| 1956 | As The World Turns (TV Series) · as Grandpa' Hughes #1 (1956) (original Cast) |
| 1953 | Little Fugitive · as Photographer |
| 1951 | M · as Man In Mob |
| 1950 | Dick Tracy (1950) (TV Series) · as Reg Rof |
| 1950 | Shakedown · as Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Backfire · as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Lone Wolf and His Lady · as The Waiter |
| 1949 | The Life of Riley · as Waiter |
| 1948 | Force of Evil · as Waiter |
| 1948 | They Live by Night · as Jeweler |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Dr. Zimmel |
| 1948 | A Song Is Born · as Waiter At The Dixieland Club |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | Casbah · as Begger |
| 1947 | Brute Force · as Convict In Chow Line |
| 1942 | Saboteur · as Rogers (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway · as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Ball of Fire · as “benny — The Creep” |
| 1941 | Whistling in the Dark · as Herman The Druggist |