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David L. Lander

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Biography

David L. Lander was born in Brooklyn and raised in Bronx by his parents (both of whom are New York city public school teachers).…more

Born

6/22/1947, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

Birth Name

David Landau

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (10)

Role
- 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
  Ceaser (voice)
  - S 3: Ep 8 Lost And Found
    4/21/02
  - S 3: Ep 7 Deep Blue Deed
    4/14/02
  - S 3: Ep 6 Teacher's Pet Peeve
    4/7/02
  - S 3: Ep 5 Welcome To The Doghouse
    3/31/02
  - S 3: Ep 4 Dog Interrupted
    3/24/02
  - + 35 More Credits
- Oswald
  voice of Henry
  - S 1: Ep 20 Haircut/Flippy the Fish
    1/1/01
  - S 1: Ep 1 Daisy Wants to Play an Instrument/Ball of Yarn
    1/1/01
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Polka Dot Umbrella/The Marshmallow
    1/1/01
  - S 1: Ep 1 Chasing the Ice Cream Truck/Camping Trip
    1/1/01
  - S 1: Ep 21 Rollerskating/I Guess You Never Know
    1/1/01
- Pacific Blue
  Elvis Kryzcewski
  - S 1: Ep 13 All Jammed Up
    5/25/96
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Big Spin
    5/18/96
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Phoenix
    5/11/96
  - S 1: Ep 10 Captive Audience
    5/4/96
  - S 1: Ep 9 Moving Target
    4/27/96
  - + 7 More Credits
- Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills
  Lechner (voice)
  - S 1: Ep 40 It's A Gorganus Life
    7/3/95
  - S 1: Ep 39 The Psychiatrist Part 2
    6/26/95
  - S 1: Ep 38 The Psychiatrist Part 1
    6/19/95
  - S 1: Ep 37 The Primal Scream
    6/12/95
  - S 1: Ep 36 The Last People On Earth
    6/5/95
  - + 34 More Credits
- On the Air
  Valdja Gochktch
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 5
    7/4/92
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 3
    6/27/92
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    6/20/92
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
  - + 2 More Credits
- Potsworth & Co.
  Additional Voices
- Galaxy High School
  Milo De Venus (voice)
  - S 1: Ep 13 It Came From Earth
    12/6/86
  - S 1: Ep 12 Martian Mumps
    11/29/86
  - S 1: Ep 11 Founder's Day
    11/22/86
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Brat Pack
    11/15/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Brain Blaster
    11/8/86
  - + 8 More Credits
- Laverne & Shirley
  Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman
  - S 8: Ep 22 Here Today, Hair Tomorrow
    5/10/83
  - S 8: Ep 21 Councilman DeFazio
    5/3/83
  - S 8: Ep 20 Do the Carmine
    3/15/83
  - S 8: Ep 19 How's Your Sister?
    3/1/83
  - S 8: Ep 18 Please Don't Feed the Buzzards
    2/22/83
  - + 39 More Credits
- Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down?
  Voice of Jerry Lewis
  - S 2: Ep 3 How Green Was My Valet... a Story
    9/19/70
  - S 2: Ep 2 Watch of the Rino
    9/18/70
  - S 2: Ep 1 Out to Launch!
    9/17/70
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Good Luck Charm
    9/14/70
  - S 1: Ep 2 2 1/2 Ring Circus
    9/14/70
  - + 13 More Credits
- Jungle Cubs
  Arthur the Vulture
  - — The Jungle Book
    10/18/67
  - S 2: Ep 8 Nice Tiger / Sleepless In The Jungle
    1/10/98
  - S 2: Ep 7 Tree For Two / Waiting For Baloo
    11/22/97
  - S 2: Ep 6 A Tale Of Two Tails / Hair Ball
    11/15/97
  - S 2: Ep 4 Birthday Snake / The Five Bananas
    11/1/97
  - + 17 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Laverne & Shirley
  Squiggy
  - S 8: Ep 24 Laverne & Shirley Together Again
    5/7/02
  - S 6: Ep 22 Child's Play
    5/26/81
  - S 6: Ep 21 Sing, Sing, Sing
    5/19/81
  - S 6: Ep 20 Laverne's Broken Leg
    5/12/81
  - S 6: Ep 19 Out, Out Damned Plout
    5/5/81
  - + 127 More Credits
- Laverne & Shirley
  Squendelyn
  - S 5: Ep 8 Bad Girls
    11/8/79
Guest Star (59)

Role
- The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Laverne & Shirley and Cheers
    4/8/08
- TV Land Confidential
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Oddballs and Original Characters
    7/11/07
- I Love the 70s: Volume 2
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 1976
    7/13/06
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
  Billy's Brain
  - S 3: Ep 10 Bearded Billy / The Nerve
    10/8/04
- The Simpsons
  Squiggy
  - S 14: Ep 5 Helter Shelter
    12/1/02
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
  Yokian Guard, Gus
  - S 1: Ep 2 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
    12/21/01
- TVography
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Laverne & Shirley
    9/6/01
- Black Scorpion
  Eugene Gardner / Greenthumb
  - S 1: Ep 12 Roses Are Red, You're Dead
    3/31/01
- Recess
  Leonard Weems
  - S 4: Ep 12 Randall's Friends
    10/3/99
  - S 3: Ep 8 Stand Up Randall
    10/2/99
- Arli$$
  Wrestling Promoter
  - S 4: Ep 8 To Thine Own Self Be True
    7/25/99
- Mad About You
  Announcer #1
  - S 7: Ep 17 Separate Beds
    5/3/99
- L.A. Heat
  Cecil Rusk
  - S 1: Ep 3 In Transit
    3/17/99
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Postmaster
  - S 3: Ep 18 Sabrina, the Teenage Writer
    2/26/99
- Diagnosis Murder
  Fred McCaron
  - S 5: Ep 23 Food Fight
    4/30/98
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 12 BooBooKitty
    10/3/97
- The Weird Al Show
  Miner
  - S 1: Ep 3 Mining Accident
    9/27/97
- Nash Bridges
  Norman Guilfoyle
  - S 2: Ep 18 Gun Play
    2/14/97
- Hey Arnold!
  The Sewer King
  - S 1: Ep 16 Abner Come Home / The Sewer King
    11/27/96
- The Drew Carey Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Mimi's Day Parade
    11/27/96
- Superman: The Animated Series
  Sqweek
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Main Man (2)
    11/16/96
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Main Man (1)
    11/9/96
- The Tick
  Filth Soldier
  - S 3: Ep 6 Tick vs. Filth
    10/26/96
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 2 Lisa Kudrow/Sheryl Crow
    10/5/96
  - S 20: Ep 3 John Travolta/Seal
    10/15/94
- Homeboys in Outer Space
  Inspector 17
  - S 1: Ep 6 House Party or, Play That Funky White Music Droid
    10/1/96
- Pacific Blue
  Elvis Kryzcewski
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    3/2/96
- The Nanny
  Landlord
  - S 3: Ep 5 Val's Apartment
    10/9/95
- Dream On
  Other Norman
  - S 6: Ep 4 Significant Author
    8/9/95
- Laverne & Shirley
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 23 The Laverne & Shirley Reunion
    5/22/95
- Family Matters
  Oliver
  - S 6: Ep 23 We're Going to Disney World (2)
    5/5/95
  - S 6: Ep 22 We're Going to Disney World (1)
    4/28/95
- Johnny Bravo
  Beaver
  - S 1: Ep 1 Johnny Bravo / Jungle Boy in
    3/26/95
- Getting By
  Sid Smollen
  - S 2: Ep 11 Sell It Like It Is
    1/8/94
- A League of Their Own (1993)
  M.C.
  - S 1: Ep 5 Marathon
    8/13/93
- Matrix
  Freddy Flanagan
  - S 1: Ep 3 False Witness
    3/15/93
- Batman: The Animated Series
  Nitro
  - S 1: Ep 12 Appointment in Crime Alley
    9/17/92
- Twin Peaks
  Mr. Pinkle
  - S 2: Ep 21 Episode Twenty-Eight (1)
    6/10/91
  - S 2: Ep 17 Episode Twenty-Four
    3/28/91
- Twin Peaks
  Tim Pinkle
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode Twelve
    10/27/90
- TaleSpin
  Weazel
  - S 1: Ep 9 Vowel Play
    9/19/90
- Head of the Class
  Mr. Freelik
  - S 4: Ep 16 Alan Goes Crimson
    1/24/90
- Freddy's Nightmares
  Lenny Nordhoff
  - S 2: Ep 6 Lucky Stiff
    11/11/89
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Ferengi Tactician
  - S 2: Ep 21 Peak Performance
    7/10/89
- Married... With Children
  Eli
  - S 3: Ep 18 Married ... with Prom Queen: the Sequel (2)
    4/30/89
- Monsters
  James Self
  - S 1: Ep 16 Their Divided Self
    2/25/89
- Simon & Simon
  Alvie 'The Weasle' Hortsnagel
  - S 7: Ep 9 Bad Betty
    2/11/88
- Father Dowling Mysteries
  Guest Star
- Matlock
  Eli Walsh
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Convict
    2/10/87
- George Burns Comedy Week
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Honeybunnies
    11/27/85
- Highway to Heaven
  Ed
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Smile in the Third Row
    11/20/85
- Laverne & Shirley
  Squendelyn
  - S 8: Ep 19 How's Your Sister?
    3/1/83
- Laverne & Shirley
  Boris
  - S 8: Ep 12 Defective Ballet
    1/11/83
- Fridays
  Co-host
  - S 2: Ep 19 Michael McKean & David L. Lander / Kool & The Gang
    2/13/81
- American Bandstand
  Squiggy
  - S 22: Ep 32 Lenny and the Squigtones
    6/9/79
- Happy Days
  Squiggy Squiggman
  - S 6: Ep 23 Fonzie's Funeral (2)
    2/27/79
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 17 October 30-November 5, 1978 (2)
    10/30/78
  - S 12: Ep 84 July 24-28, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    7/24/78
  - S 12: Ep 60 April 10-14, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    4/10/78
  - S 12: Ep 44 February 13-17, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    2/13/78
- America 2Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 56 Monty Hale
    6/26/78
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 23 October 5, 1977
    10/5/77
  - S 15: Ep 229 July 29, 1977
    7/29/77
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 110 February 21, 1977
    2/21/77
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 36 November 9, 1976
    11/9/76
- Barney Miller
  David Gordon
  - S 2: Ep 13 Hot Dogs
    12/11/75
- Rhoda
  Mel Towers
  - S 2: Ep 9 Call Me Grandma
    11/3/75
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Milt
  - S 3: Ep 9 Ship of Shrinks
    11/9/74
Writer (1)

Role
- Laverne & Shirley
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 19 Hi, Neighbor Book II
    3/1/77
  - S 1: Ep 12 Hi, Neighbor
    4/27/76

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Trivia
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- David was one of two Laverne and Shirley actors who played bit roles in Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own. David L. Lander, a.k.a. Squiggy, has an uncredited role as the Radio sportscaster, and Eddie Mekka, who played Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusa in the TV series, is Madonna's dance partner in the jitterbug scene.
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- In Scary Movie Principal Squiggman is played by David Lander, who played Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley, a spin-off of "Happy Days". To add to the fun, there's a bottle of Schotz beer in his office. The principal in Scream, was played by Henry Winkler, who played Fonzie on Happy Days
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- In 2000, David was named the Ambassador of the Year by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is spokesperson for the same organization.
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Quotes
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- David: Yes, we are very good friends. We were best friends before we did Laverne & Shirley. We were best friends on Laverne & Shirley, and we stayed best friends after we did Laverne & Shirley.
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- David: I have been keeping multiple sclerosis a secret for fifteen years!
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- David: Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn't Tell Nobody!
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