Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-09-13 (81 years old)
Deathday
2016-03-22
Place of Birth
North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Also known As
David L. Smyrl
David Smyrl
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.
1996
as Mr. Handford
1987
as Monroe Wright
1998
as Mr. Handford
2003
as Mr. Handford (archive footage)
1997
as Mr. Handford
1996
as Hanley's Waiter
2006
as Mr. Hanford (archive footage)
1999
as Mr. Handford (archive footage)
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