Will Lee

Acting

Will Lee

Born August 6, 1908 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Died December 7, 1982 · aged 74

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, licen…

Known For

SaboteurSaboteur · 1942
Saboteur
6.91942
MovieThrillerMystery
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
Ball of FireBall of Fire · 1941
Ball of Fire
7.41941
MovieComedyRomance
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
They Live by NightThey Live by Night · 1949
They Live by Night
6.81949
MovieCrimeRomance
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
BackfireBackfire · 1950
Backfire
5.91950
MovieMysteryCrime
When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.
Babes on BroadwayBabes on Broadway · 1941
Babes on Broadway
6.61941
MovieComedyMusic
Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids.
Melody LaneMelody Lane · 1941
Melody Lane
10.01941
MovieMusicComedy
In this musical, four entertaining farmboys from Iowa head for the Big Apple to find fame and fortune but find themselves in trouble when a radio sponsor finds himself accused of kidnapping a girl. Songs include: "Septimus Winner," "Peaceful Ends the Day," "Cherokee Charlie," "Let's Go to Calicabu," "Swing-a-Bye My Baby," "Changeable Heart," "If It's a Dream Don't Wake Me," "Since the Farmer in the Dell," "Caliacau," and "Listen to the Mockingbird."
Playing for TimePlaying for Time · 1980
Playing for Time
6.91980
MovieDramaMusic
When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.
Little FugitiveLittle Fugitive · 1953
Little Fugitive
6.91953
MovieDramaFamily
After a prank makes Joey Norton believe he killed his older brother, he runs away from home and spends the day at Coney Island while his brother tries to find him before their mother gets home.

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