David Leonard Lander (June 22, 1947, Brooklyn, New York, USA - December 4, 2020, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American actor, comedian, composer, musician, and baseball scout. He has also worked as the Goodwill Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is best known for his portrayal of Squiggy on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley. David Lander is also the father of Natalie Lander.
Lander also has experience as a voice actor, with a resume dating back to 1969 where he "dramatically reproduced" Elvis Presley quotations for the Pop Chronicles music documentary and 1970 when he was the voice of Jerry Lewis in the Filmation series Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down. Later voice roles included The Big Bang, A Bug's Life, The Garfield Show, Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills, Oswald, Titan A.E., Tom and Jerry: The Movie and the animated TV series Galaxy High as the six-armed Milo de Venus. He also reprised his role as Squiggy in the animated sitcom, The Simpsons. Lander also provided 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 for Smart Ass on the related ride, but his character was renamed Wiseguy. He was credited as Stephen Lander in Boo, Zino and the Snurks. His latest voice role is that of Ch'p in the DC Comics animated movie, Green Lantern: First Flight.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-2001 | 
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Christopher | What A Cartoon! |
| 2000 | 
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Theodore | The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! |
| 2000 | 
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Store Clerk | The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! |
| 1999 | 
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Hunter | The Iron Giant |
| 1998 | 
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Thumper | A Bug's Life |
| 1997-1998 | 
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Horace Badun | 101 Dalmatians: The Series |
| 1996-1998 | 
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Arthur the Vulture | Jungle Cubs |
| 1987 | 
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Doc Boy | A Garfield Christmas Special |
| 1970-1972 | 
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Jerry Lewis | Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down |