1908-08-06 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.
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Jim Henson Idea Man | Mr. Hooper (archive footage) | 2024-05-18 |
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self (archive footage) | 2021-04-23 |
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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days | Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage) | 2010-01-05 |
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A Sesame Street Christmas Carol | Mr. Hooper | 2006-12-01 |
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Daniel | The Judge | 1983-08-26 |
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Hit and Run | Joseph Kahn | 1982-05-21 |
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Playing for Time | Shmuel | 1980-09-30 |
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A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Mr. Hooper | 1979-03-01 |
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A Special Sesame Street Christmas | Mr. Hooper | 1978-12-08 |
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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Mr. Hooper | 1978-12-03 |
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Nourish the Beast | Old Man | 1974-06-05 |
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An Affair of the Skin | Waiter | 1963-11-20 |
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Little Fugitive | Photographer | 1953-10-01 |
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Shakedown | Cabbie (uncredited) | 1950-09-01 |
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Backfire | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1950-01-26 |
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They Live by Night | Jeweler | 1949-11-01 |
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Casbah | Begger | 1948-04-01 |
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Saboteur | Rogers (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
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Melody Lane | Mr. Russo | 1941-12-09 |
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Ball of Fire | “Benny — the Creep” | 1941-12-02 |
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Babes on Broadway | Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited) | 1941-12-31 |
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Whistling in the Dark | Herman the Druggist | 1941-08-08 |
