Will Lee
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Saboteur
1942
as Rogers (uncredited)
Daniel
1983
as The Judge
They Live by Night
1949
as Jeweler
Ball of Fire
1941
as “Benny — the Creep”
Playing for Time
1980
as Shmuel
Casbah
1948
as Begger
Backfire
1950
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Shakedown
1950
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Mr. Hooper
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Herman the Druggist
Hit and Run
1982
as Joseph Kahn
An Affair of the Skin
1963
as Waiter
Babes on Broadway
1941
as Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
as Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
as Mr. Hooper
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
Melody Lane
1941
as Mr. Russo
Nourish the Beast
1974
as Old Man
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
as Mr. Hooper