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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.
Filmography9 titles
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978as Mr. Hooper
1978as Mr. Hooper
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021as Self (archive footage)
2021as Self (archive footage)
Ball of Fire
1941as “Benny — the Creep”
1941as “Benny — the Creep”
Little Fugitive
1953as Photographer
1953as Photographer
Saboteur
1942as Rogers (uncredited)
1942as Rogers (uncredited)
Daniel
1983as The Judge
1983as The Judge
Great Performances
1971as Kon
1971as Kon
Backfire
1950as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1950as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Hit and Run
1982as Joseph Kahn
1982as Joseph Kahn