David L . Lander David Leonard Landau , better known as David L . Lander or David Lander , is the actor who played the Ferengi tactical officer of the " Kreechta " in the second season episode . He is perhaps best known for playing Andrew " Squiggy " Squiggman opposite Michael McKean ' s Lenny Kosnowski on the popular situation comedy series " Laverne & Shirley " from 1976 through 1982 . Personal . Lander was born in Brooklyn , New York , on 22 June 1947 . He currently lives with his wife , Kathy Fields , in Thousand Oaks , California . He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis on 15 May 1984 . He went public with his illness in 1999 , and has since become a spokesman for those suffering from multiple sclerosis . He has since become the Goodwill Ambassador of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society . In 2002 , he published his autobiography , " Fall Down Laughing : How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn ' t Tell Nobody " . In addition to his work as an actor and MS spokesman , Lander works as a baseball scout for the Seattle Mariners . He previously scouted for the Anaheim Angels . Work with Michael McKean . Before they paired up on " Laverne & Shirley " , Lander and guest star Michael McKean attended acting classes together at Carnegie Mellon University ( CMU ) in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , where they first developed the characters of Lenny and Squiggy . After graduating from CMU in the 1960s , Lander and McKean joined the Los Angeles - based comedy group called The Credibility Gap . They remained with the group until it disbanded in 1976 , after which they joined the cast of " Laverne & Shirley " . On this series , their Lenny and Squiggy characters were best friends and roommates who lived in the apartment above the title characters , whom they would regularly pester . Lander and McKean also wrote two episodes of the show . Lander and McKean continued performing together outside of their weekly series , as well . In 1979 , the duo appeared in ' s World War II comedy " 1941 " , as did Elisha Cook , Jr . and Dick Miller . In 1980 , they released an album as Lenny and Squiggy entitled Lenny and the Squigtones . That same year , they had supporting roles in ' comedy film , " Used Cars " , co - starring with Gerrit Graham . They also made appearances together on numerous television shows , including " The Merv Griffin Show " , " Hollywood Squares " , and " Fridays " . They even made cameo appearances as Lenny and Squiggy on " Happy Days " and " Saturday Night Live " . They have more recently appeared on series such as " Getting by " and " The Weird Al Show " . On the latter , they and DS9 guest star David Bowe were among those playing a group of miners . In addition , the duo have worked together on several animated television series , most notably Disney ' s " Jungle Cubs " ( 1996 - 98 ) , in which they voiced a pair of vultures , and " 101 Dalmatians " ( 1997 - 98 ) , where they voiced Cruella de Vil ' s henchmen , Horace ( Lander ) and Jasper ( McKean ) . They can also be heard as a pair of birds in the 2001 film " Dr . Dolittle 2 " . They later lent their voices to a 2007 episode of Cartoon Network ' s " Grim & Evil " , along with Henry Gibson and Armin Shimerman . Since Lander first announced he was suffering from multiple sclerosis , he and McKean have appeared on numerous daytime talk shows to raise awareness of the disease . They also made an MS - related public service announcement together in 2003 . Other TV and film credits . Television . Without McKean , Lander has made guest appearances on such television series as " The Bob Newhart Show " ( starring John Fiedler ) , " Barney Miller " ( with Ron Glass , James Gregory , and Gregory Sierra ) , " The Love Boat " ( with Ben Vereen ) , " Highway to Heaven " ( with Allan Miller and David Spielberg ) , " Matlock " ( with Robert Pine ) , " Freddy ' s Nightmares " ( with Mary Crosby and Tracey Walter ) , " Head of the Class " ( starring Jeanetta Arnette ) , " The Nanny " ( with Daniel Davis and David Bowe ) , and " Homeboys in Outer Space " ( opposite Ethan Phillips ) . He also played the recurring role of Mr . Pinkle on " Twin Peaks " , acting alongside Mädchen Amick , Brenda Strong , and Ray Wise . Lander was a series regular on the short - lived comedy " On the Air " , which also starred Miguel Ferrer . In 1996 , Lander starred as mechanic Elvis Kryzcewski on the USA Network drama series " Pacific Blue " . Although Lander left the series after the first 13 episodes , he returned for a fourteenth the following year . Also he 1996 , he appeared ( as himself ) on a episode of " The Drew Carey Show " , which co - starred Diedrich Bader . Films . Lander has appeared in many comedy films over the years . One of his earliest was 1980 ' s " Wholly Moses ! " , which also featured fellow Ferengi performer Andrea Martin . Later , he had a supporting role in 1985 ' s " The Man with One Red Shoe " , along with Gerrit Graham , Richard McGonagle , David Selburg , and David Ogden Stiers . He then co - starred with William Windom in 1987 ' s " Funland " and played the role of Squirt in 1990 ' s " Masters of Menace " . The latter also featured the aforementioned David Bowe and Robert Costanzo . Ten years later , Lander reprised his " Laverne & Shirley " character of Squiggy , now a high school principal , in the hit 2000 spoof " Scary Movie " . The following year , he played a reverend in " Say It Isn ' t So " ( co - starring Brent Hinkley , Courtney Peldon , Richard Riehle , and Sarah Silverman ) , and in 2002 , he acted alongside Wil Wheaton , Michelle Phillips , and a host of other television stars in the surreal independent comedy " Jane White Is Sick & Twisted " . More recently , Lander appeared in the films " Christmas with the Kranks " ( 2004 ) and " Zoom " ( 2006 ) . Voice - over roles . In addition to his live - action roles , Lander has voiced several animated characters in both television and film . One of his earliest voice - over roles was that of Jerry Lewis in the Filmation animated series " Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down " , which ran on ABC from 1970 through 1972 . He later voiced the role of Milo De Venus on the animated CBS series " Galaxy High School " ( 1986 - 87 ) and voiced the character of Weasel on Disney ' s " TaleSpin " . Later still , he supplied the voices of principal characters in the Nickelodeon series " 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd " and " Oswald " . Lander voiced the character of Nitro in the " Appointment in Crime Alley " episode of " Batman : The Animated Series " , which also featured the voices of Loren Lester and Diana Muldaur . Lander was also the voice of Da Shrimp in two episodes of Disney ' s TV spin - off of " The Little Mermaid " , which featured the voice of Kenneth Mars as Triton . Lander ' s subsequent TV voice - over credits include episodes of " Superman " ( with Clancy Brown and Sherman Howard ) , " Recess " ( with Andrea Martin ) , and an episode of " The Simpsons " in which he played himself ( with his appearance modeled on his iconic character of Squiggy ) . On film , Lander voiced Smart Ass , the lead Weasel working for Christopher Lloyd ' s Judge Doom , in the 1988 contemporary classic " Who Framed Roger Rabbit " . ( Joanna Cassidy also starred in this movie . ) In " Tom and Jerry : The Movie " , released in 1992 , Lander portrayed Frankie Da Flea , the miniature pal of Puggsy the dog . Michael Bell , Henry Gibson , and Tony Jay lent their voices to this production , as well . In addition , Lander was heard as a radio sportscaster in the acclaimed baseball comedy " A League of Their Own " , directed by his " Laverne & Shirley " castmate , , and starring " Voyager " guest actress Lori Petty . Lander later voiced Thumper in Disney / Pixar ' s hit 1998 film " A Bug ' s Life " , which was followed by voice - over roles in the films " Titan A . E . " ( with Ron Perlman and Charles Rocket ) and " Jimmy Neutron : Boy Genius " ( along with Andrea Martin and TNG star Patrick Stewart ) . Most recently , Lander was one of the many " Star Trek " alumni to voice a character in the direct - to - video movie " Green Lantern : First Flight " , which features characters from DC Comics magazines . Others who provided voices for this production include Olivia d ' Abo , Larry Drake , Victor Garber , John Larroquette , Richard McGonagle , William Schallert , Kurtwood Smith , and Malachi Throne .