Name: David Langston Smyrl
Birthday: 13 September 1935
Deathday: 22 March 2016
Place of Birth: North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Known For: Acting
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.