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