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David Langston Smyrl
David L. SmyrlDavid Smyrl -
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Birthday: 13/09/1935
Death: 2016-03-22
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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Movie
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Mr. Handford (archive footage)
01/01/200310.0
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Movie
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Mr. Handford
20/02/19985.8
![Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2F9kpxkHcCFhn4gRNBNkicCYasIIz.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me
Mr. Handford
01/06/19979.5
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Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Mr. Handford
24/12/19966.2
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TV
ER
Marty
19/09/19947.8
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TV
Law & Order
George Warner
13/09/19907.4
![Long Gone](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FtlxOYZuvTUVokfnpfNndZ3lD7ky.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Long Gone
Monroe Wright
23/05/19876.6