David Johansen

David Johansen

Acting • Born 1950-01-09 • Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

David Roger Johansen (January 9, 1950 – February 28, 2025) was an American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band The New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter. David has appeared in several films including Car 54, Where Are You? and Scrooged with Bill Murray.

Filmography

Saturday Night Live 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Self - Musical Guest
Miami Vice 7.5
Miami Vice
1984 • Singer at Party
The Equalizer 7.1
The Equalizer
1985 • Garnet
Oz 8.1
Oz
1997 • Eli Zabitz
Teen Titans 8.4
Teen Titans
2003 • Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
Deadline 10.0
Deadline
2000 • Benny
Centaurworld 7.4
Centaurworld
2021 • Beartaur (voice)
The Jim Henson Hour 8.9
The Jim Henson Hour
1989 • Self
Scrooged 6.8
Scrooged
1988 • Ghost of Christmas Past
Married to the Mob 6.0
Married to the Mob
1988 • 'The Priest'
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 6.2
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 • Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Freejack 5.5
Freejack
1992 • Brad Carter
Cats Don't Dance 7.2
Cats Don't Dance
1997 • Bus Driver (voice)
200 Cigarettes 5.8
200 Cigarettes
1999 • Tiki Bartender
Let It Ride 6.4
Let It Ride
1989 • Looney
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel 5.7
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1992 • Auggie
Above the Shadows 6.7
Above the Shadows
2019 • Ron
Mr. Nanny 5.2
Mr. Nanny
1993 • Thanatos
A Very Murray Christmas 5.2
A Very Murray Christmas
2015 • The Bartender
Glass Chin 5.0
Glass Chin
2014 • Stanley Loori
Naked in New York 4.8
Naked in New York
1993 • Orangutang
Always at The Carlyle 6.7
Always at The Carlyle
2018 • Self
The Deli 4.8
The Deli
1997 • The Cabbie
Night Lunch 6.5
Night Lunch
1975 • Self
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones 7.6
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Filth and the Fury 6.9
The Filth and the Fury
2000 • Self (archive footage)
Car 54, Where Are You? 3.5
Car 54, Where Are You?
1994 • Officer Gunther Toody
Lightning in a Bottle 7.6
Lightning in a Bottle
2004 • Self
Personality Crisis: One Night Only 4.4
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022 • Self / Buster Poindexter
Crooked Lines 4.5
Crooked Lines
2003 • Charlie
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