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
Saboteur · 1942Saboteur
★ 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 Fire · 1941Ball 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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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 Night · 1949They 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.
Backfire · 1950Backfire
★ 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 Broadway · 1941Babes 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 Lane · 1941Melody 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 Time · 1980Playing 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 Fugitive · 1953Little 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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Babes on Broadway · 1941Babes 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.
Shorty, Drugstore Waiter / Cook (uncredited)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol · 2006A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
★ 6.72006
MovieFamilyFantasy
Oscar the Grouch is visited by three ghosts in an attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.
Mr. Hooper (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! · 2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
★ 7.62004
MovieMusicComedy
Elmo's World celebrates 35 years of Sesame Street. Elmo wants to know more about the street he lives on, so Grover takes him on a trip back in time to see what Sesame Street was like before Elmo was born.
Mr. Hooper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days · 2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
MovieFamilyDocumentary
A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street.
Mr. Hooper (uncredited) (archive footage)











