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David Langston 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.

Known For: Acting

Born: North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1935-09-13

Died: 2016-03-22

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1987	Long Gone	Monroe Wright	62
2	1996	The Preacher's Wife	Hanley's Waiter	58
3	1996	Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas	Mr. Handford	59
4	1997	Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me	Mr. Handford	95
5	1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!	Mr. Handford	58
6	1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play	Mr. Handford (archive footage)	0
7	2003	Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs	Mr. Handford (archive footage)	100
8	2006	A Sesame Street Christmas Carol	Mr. Hanford (archive footage)	62

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1984	The Cosby Show	Sam Lucas	70
2	1984	The Cosby Show	Chester	70
3	1984	The Cosby Show	Man in Court	70
4	1990	Law & Order	Artie Dickson	74
5	1990	Law & Order	George Warner	74
6	1994	ER	Marty	78