Leonard Jackson
Leonard Jackson (February 7, 1928 - December 22, 2013) playedMr. Handford onSesame Street duringSeason 21. Like otherSesame Street cast members, he sometimes played character roles in other skits, such as a grocer in aWanda the Word Fairy segment.
Following hisSesame Street stint, Jackson played Harry Cupper on thePBS seriesShining Time Station from 1989 to 1990 (a show thatGerry Parkes had a recurring role on as Barton Winslow), he later reprised his role in the 1995 Family Special One of the Family. Other TV credits include guest spots onThe Cosby Show,Law & Order,Homicide: Life on the Street,Square One TV (in the "Mathnet" serial "The Case of the Mystery Weekend"),Kojak, andThe Jeffersons. Film credits includeFive on the Black Hand Side (withClarice Taylor),Car Wash (withRichard Pryor),The Color Purple,Rage in Harlem (withGregory Hines),Boomerang (withEddie Murphy), andConspiracy Theory (withMel Gibson).