David Langston Smyrl [2719092] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.1336 Birthplace: North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Birthday: 1935-09-13 Deathday: 2016-03-22 Age: 80 years Movies: 7 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. A Sesame Street 2006-12-01 Sesame Street: L2003-01-01 The Adventures o1999-09-07 Sesame Street: E1998-02-20 Sesame Street: E1996-12-24 The Preacher's W1996-12-13 Long Gone1987-05-23