David Johansen
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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.
Known for
Credits
Scrooged (1988)
as Ghost of Christmas Past
200 Cigarettes (1999)
as Tiki Bartender
Freejack (1992)
as Brad Carter
Married to the Mob (1988)
as 'The Priest'
Let It Ride (1989)
as Looney
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
as Bus Driver (voice)
Mr. Nanny (1993)
as Thanatos
Crooked Lines (2003)
as Charlie
Naked in New York (1993)
as Orangutang
A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
as The Bartender
Lightning in a Bottle (2004)
as Self
Above the Shadows (2019)
as Ron
Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
as Officer Gunther Toody
Always at The Carlyle (2018)
as Self
The Filth and the Fury (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)
as Self
Up Your Legs Forever (1971)
as Self - Legs(uncredited)
Glass Chin (2014)
as Stanley Loori
Motherfucker: A Movie (2006)
as Self
Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022)
as Self / Buster Poindexter
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1992)
as Auggie
3-D Rocks (2005)
as Self
New York Doll (2005)
as Self
Burnzy's Last Call (1995)
as Andre
The Tic Code (1998)
as Marvin
The Deli (1997)
as The Cabbie
Nick and Jane (1997)
as Carter
25 Years of Punk (2001)
as Self
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2004)
as Himself
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Campfire Stories (2001)
as Ranger Bill
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery (2011)
as Himself
Punk: Attitude (2005)
as Self
Candy Mountain (1988)
as Keith Burns
The Harry Smith Project Live (2006)
as Self
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session) (1989)
Actor
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past (2017)
Actor
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (1994)
as Self
Night Lunch (1975)
as Self
The Return of the New York Dolls (2006)
as Himself
The Weinerville Chanukah Special (1995)
as Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)
New York Rock at the BBC (2008)
Actor
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)
as Self
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up (2005)
as Himself
God Is On Their Side (2002)
as God
New York Dolls: TV Treasures (2000)
as Himself
Clockwork Orange County (2012)
as Self
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television (2011)
Actor