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