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David Langston Smyrl

Born
Sep 13, 1935 · Aged 80
Died
Mar 22, 2016
Place of birth
North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
8
TV credits
6
Also known as (2)
  • 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.