The TV actor David Smyrl died at the age of 80. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Eight-time Emmy Award-winner for his role as Mr. Hanford on Sesame Street from 1990 to 1998 who is also well known as an accomplished voice actor.
He was a coffeehouse poet in the 1960s before being hired to act on the short-lived television series Express Yourself.
He was a writer for ABC’s Benson and landed a recurring role on NBC’s The Cosby Show in addition to working as a gag writer on the show.