David Lander

David L. Lander (born David Leonard Landau; June 22, 1947 – December 4, 2020) was an American actor, comedian, musician, and baseball scout. He was best known for his portrayal of Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman in the ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley. He served as a goodwill ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Early life David Leonard Landau was born on June 22, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest son of two Jewish schoolteacher parents, Stella (Goldman) and Saul Landau.

Lander decided to become an actor when he was 10. He studied at the High School for the Performing Arts and continued at Carnegie Tech and New York University. It was in high school he took the stage name of David Lander, which he would later legally adopt, after a classmate "borrowed" his real name to register with an actors' union. and the voice of Jerry Lewis in the Filmation series Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down in 1970. He voiced "Doc Boy" Arbuckle, the farm-boy brother of Jon Arbuckle, in most animated adaptations of the Garfield franchise. Later voice roles included The Big Bang, A Bug's Life, Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills, Titan A.E., Tom and Jerry: The Movie and the animated TV series Galaxy High as the six-armed Milo de Venus. In 2002, he reprised his role as Squiggy in the animated sitcom The Simpsons. Lander was the voice of Smart Ass, the chief weasel of Judge Doom's Toon Patrol in the 1988 Disney film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Lander reprised his role as Smart Ass on the related ride, but the character was renamed Wiseguy. He was credited as Stephen Lander in Boo, Zino & the Snurks. One of his later roles was that of Ch'p in the DC Comics animated film Green Lantern: First Flight. His final credit was an episode of Goldie & Bear in 2017. He was a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, the baseball sabermetrics organization, for many years.

Personal life Lander was married to Thea Markus from 1969 until the couple divorced in 1976. He married Kathy Fields in 1979. He was cremated at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. His urn was entombed in a columbarium within its Abbey of Psalms Mausoleum.

Filmography Film credits Year Title Role Notes1977 Cracking Up Carl Adler / Alistair Kakowski / Mr. Hickenlooper Credited as The Credibility Gap1979 1941 Joe 1980 Wholly Moses! The Beggar Used Cars Freddie Paris 1982 Pandemonium Pepe 1983 Imps* Fritz #1 Segment: "Interrogation"1985 The Man with One Red Shoe Stemple 1987 The Big Bang Fred Voice Steele Justice Army Guard Funland Bruce Burger 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Smart Ass Voice 1990 Masters of Menace Squirt 1991 Steel and Lace Schumann 1992 A League of Their Own Radio Sportscaster Uncredited Tom and Jerry: The Movie Frankie da Flea Voice 1993 Betrayal of the Dove Norman 1994 Ava's Magical Adventure The Mayor 1998 A Bug's Life Thumper Voice, outtakes The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mayor Burgabom 1999 Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure Bernie Direct-to-video2000 Titan A.E. The Mayor Voice Scary Movie Principal "Squiggy" Squiggman The Tangerine Bear Theodore, Store Clerk Voice, direct-to-video 2001 Say It Isn't So Reverend Stillwater Dr. Dolittle 2 Bird Voice Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Yokian Guard, Gus Voice 2002 Jane White Is Sick & Twisted Gerry King 2004 Christmas with the Kranks Tanning Intruder 2006 Zoom Wendy's Employee Tomoko's Kitchen Gene Short2009 Green Lantern: First Flight Ch'p Voice, direct-to-video

Television credits Year Title Role Notes 1970–1972 Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down Jerry Lewis Voice, 18 episodes1972 Love, American Style Voice, episode: "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father" The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie Jud Episode: "Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection" 1974 The Bob Newhart Show Milt the Delivery Boy Episode: "Ship of Shrinks"1975 Rhoda Mel Towers Episode: "Call Me Grandma" Barney Miller David Gordon Episode: "Hot Dogs" 1976 Viva Valdez Harry Episode: "Weekend" 1976–1983 Laverne & Shirley Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman 156 episodes 1979 Happy Days Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman Episode: "Fonzie's Funeral: Part 2" 1984 The Love Boat Arnold Herlick 2 episodes1985 Highway to Heaven Ed Episode: "The Smile in the Third Row" George Burns Comedy Week Episode: "The Honeybunnies"1986 Tall Tales & Legends Mr. Sylvester Episode: "My Darlin' Clementine" Galaxy High Milo de Venus Voice, 13 episodes1987 Matlock Eli Walsh Episode: "The Convict" A Garfield Christmas Doc Boy Voice 1988 Simon & Simon Alvie 'The Weasel' Hortsnagel Episode: "Bad Betty"1989 Father Dowling Mysteries Eric Becker Episode: "What Do You Call a Call Girl Mystery" Monsters James Self Episode: "Their Divided Self" Married... with Children Eli Episode: "Married... with Prom Queen: The Sequel" Star Trek: The Next Generation Ferengi Tactical Officer Episode: "Peak Performance" Knight & Daye Episode: "Stalk Radio" Freddy's Nightmares Lenny Nordhoff Episode: "Lucky Stiff"1990 Head of the Class Mr. Freelik Episode: "Alan Goes Crimson" TaleSpin Weazel Voice, episode: "Vowel Play" A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Voice, 3 episodes Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone Voice, 13 episodes 1990–1991 Twin Peaks Tim Pinkle 3 episodes 1991 ProStars Voice 1991–1993 Tom & Jerry Kids Bernie the Swallow Voice, 3 episodes1992 On the Air Valdja Gochktch 7 episodes Camp Candy Additional voices Episode: "When It Rains... It Snows" Batman: The Animated Series Nitro Voice, episode: "Appointment in Crime Alley" The Little Mermaid Da Shrimp Voice, 3 episodes1993 Matrix Freddy Flanagan Episode: "False Witness" Family Album Mr. DeVito Episode: "Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall All You Gotta Do Is Call..." 1994 Getting By Sid Smollen Episode: "Sell It Like It Is" 1994–1995 Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills Lechner Voice, 26 episodes 1994–1996 Saturday Night Live Squiggy 2 episodes1995 Family Matters Oliver Dream On The Other Norman Mailer Episode: "Significant Author" The Nanny The Landlord Episode: "Val's Apartment"1996 Homeboys in Outer Space Inspector 17 Episode: "House Party or, Play That Funky White Music Droid" The Tick Filth #4 Voice, episode: "The Tick vs. Filth" Superman: The Animated Series Sqweek Voice, episode: "The Main Man" Hey Arnold! Sewer King Voice, episode: "The Sewer King" 1996–1997 Pacific Blue Elvis Kryzcewski 14 episodes 1996–1998 Jungle Cubs Arthur Voice, 20 episodes1997 L.A. Heat Cecil Rusk Episode: "In Transit" Nash Bridges Norman Guilfoyle Episode: "Gun Play" Johnny Bravo Christopher Voice, 2 episodes Space Ghost Coast to Coast Himself Episode: "Boobookitty" The Weird Al Show Miner Episode: "Mining Accident"1997–98 The Bold and the Beautiful Dr. Martin 'Marty' Guthrie 12 episodes 101 Dalmatians: The Series Horace Badun Voice, 28 episodes 1998 Diagnosis: Murder Willie Andrews Episode: "Food Fight"1999 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Postmaster Episode: "Sabrina, the Teenage Writer" Mad About You Announcer #1 Episode: "Separate Beds" Arliss Wrestling Promoter Episode: "To Thine Own Self Be True" Recess Leonard Weems Voice, 2 episodes 2000 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd Caesar Voice, 2 episodes 2001 Black Scorpion Eugene Gardner/Greenthumb Episode: "Roses Are Red, You're Dead" 2001–2003 Oswald Henry Voice, 22 episodes 2002 The Simpsons Squiggy Voice, episode: "Helter Shelter" 2004 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Brain Voice, episode: "The Nerve" 2005 Hopeless Pictures Les Voice 2007 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Curtis Voice, episode: "Wrath of the Spider Queen" 2009 Raising the Bar Jury Foreman Episode: "I'll Be Down to Get You in a Taxi, Honey" 2009–2016 The Garfield Show Doc Boy Arbuckle 2011 The Problem Solverz Glam-Vampire Member Ep: Glam-Vampire Hunterz 2015 Break a Hip Charlie 6 episodes 2016 SpongeBob SquarePants Donnie the Shark Voice, episode: "Sharks vs. Pods" 2017 Goldie & Bear Rumpelstiltskin Voice, episode: "Gnome Family Reunion/Adorable Norm" (final role)

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