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

Law & Order
1998
ER
2002
The Cosby Show
1985
The Preacher's Wife
1996
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
2003
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
Long Gone
1987
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
1999
Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me
1997

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
14
2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Mr. Hanford (archive footage)
2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Mr. Handford (archive footage)
2002
ER
as Marty
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
as Mr. Handford (archive footage)
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Mr. Handford
1998
Law & Order
as Artie Dickson
1997
Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me
as Mr. Handford
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Mr. Handford
1996
The Preacher's Wife
as Hanley's Waiter
1991
Law & Order
as George Warner
1987
Long Gone
as Monroe Wright
1985
The Cosby Show
as Sam Lucas
1985
The Cosby Show
as Chester
1985
The Cosby Show
as Man in Court