David Johansen
Born in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA — Jan 09 1950• Died Feb 28 2025
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Biography
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.
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David Johansen's Credits
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Miami Vice
Singer at Party
Oz
Eli Zabitz
The Equalizer
Garnet
Teen Titans
Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
Centaurworld
Beartaur (voice)
Deadline
The Jim Henson Hour
Himself (as Buster Poindexter)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Scrooged
Ghost of Christmas Past
Freejack
Brad Carter
Married to the Mob
'The Priest'
Let It Ride
Looney
Cats Don't Dance
Bus Driver (voice)
200 Cigarettes
Tiki Bartender
Naked in New York
Orangutang
Above the Shadows
Ron
A Very Murray Christmas
The Bartender
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
The Deli
The Cabbie
Always at The Carlyle
Self
Mr. Nanny
Thanatos
Glass Chin
Stanley Loori
Crooked Lines
Charlie
Car 54, Where Are You?
Officer Gunther Toody
The Tic Code
Marvin
Candy Mountain
Keith Burns
The Filth and the Fury
Self (archive footage)
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
Auggie
Lightning in a Bottle
Self
Nick and Jane
Carter
Burnzy's Last Call
Andre
Campfire Stories
Ranger Bill
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Self / Buster Poindexter
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)
New York Rock at the BBC
25 Years of Punk
Self
Night Lunch
Self
Motherfucker: A Movie
Self
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
Punk: Attitude
Himself
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Self
The Harry Smith Project Live
Self
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Self
New York Doll
Self
Clockwork Orange County
Self
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
Himself
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Himself
God Is On Their Side
God
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
Himself
New York Dolls: TV Treasures
Himself
The Return of the New York Dolls
Himself