David Langston Smyrl
Birthday
1935/09/13
Day of death
2016/03/22 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Also know as
David L. Smyrl, David Smyrl
Biography
David Langston Smyrl, sometimes credited professionally as David L. Smyrl, was an American actor and television writer. He was best known for his role of Mr. Handford, the fictional retired firefighter who ran Hooper's Store on Sesame Street from 1990 to 1998.
Acting
(1996) Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Mr. Handford
(1987) Long Gone
as Monroe Wright
(1998) Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Mr. Handford
(2003) Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Mr. Handford (archive footage)
(1997) Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me
as Mr. Handford
(1996) The Preacher's Wife
as Hanley's Waiter
(2006) A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Mr. Hanford (archive footage)
(1990) Law & Order
as Artie Dickson
(1994) ER
as Marty
(1990) Law & Order
as George Warner
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Man in Court
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Chester
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Sam Lucas