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David Langston Smyrl
North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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 fiction…
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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.
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2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Movie Mr. Hanford (archive footage)
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2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Movie Mr. Handford (archive footage)
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1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
Movie Mr. Handford (archive footage)
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1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Movie Mr. Handford
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1997
Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me
Movie Mr. Handford
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1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Movie Mr. Handford
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1996
The Preacher's Wife
Movie Hanley's Waiter
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1994
ER
TV show Marty
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1990
Law & Order
TV show Artie Dickson
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1987
Long Gone
Movie Monroe Wright
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1984
The Cosby Show
TV show Sam Lucas
