David Johansen
Born: 1950-01-09 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2025-02-28
Known For: Acting
Biography
David Roger Johansen (born January 9, 1950) 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
2022
- Personality Crisis: One Night Only as Self / Buster Poindexter
2021
- Centaurworld as Beartaur (voice)
2019
- Above the Shadows as Ron
2018
- Always at The Carlyle as Self
2015
- A Very Murray Christmas as The Bartender
2014
- Glass Chin as Stanley Loori
2012
- Clockwork Orange County as Self
2006
- MOFO NYC as Self
- The Harry Smith Project Live as Self
- The Return of the New York Dolls as Himself
2005
- Punk: Attitude as Himself
- New York Doll as Self
- New York Dolls: All Dolled Up as Himself
2004
- Lightning in a Bottle as Self
- Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus as Himself
2003
- Teen Titans as Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
- Crooked Lines as Charlie
- End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mayor of the Sunset Strip as Self
2002
- God Is On Their Side as God
2001
- 25 Years of Punk as Self
- Campfire Stories as Ranger Bill
2000
- The Filth and the Fury as Self (archive footage)
- Deadline
- New York Dolls: TV Treasures as Himself
1999
- 200 Cigarettes as Tiki Bartender
1998
- The Tic Code as Marvin
1997
- Oz as Eli Zabitz
- The Deli as The Cabbie
- Cats Don't Dance as Bus Driver (voice)
- Nick and Jane as Carter
1995
- Burnzy's Last Call as Andre
- The Weinerville Chanukah Special as Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)
1994
- Car 54, Where Are You? as Officer Gunther Toody
- September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill as Self
1993
- Mr. Nanny as Thanatos
- Naked in New York as Orangutang
1992
- Freejack as Brad Carter
- Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel as Auggie
1990
- Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
1989
- Let It Ride as Looney
- The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
- The Jim Henson Hour as Himself (as Buster Poindexter)
1988
- Scrooged as Ghost of Christmas Past
- Candy Mountain as Keith Burns
- Married to the Mob as 'The Priest'
1985
- The Equalizer as Garnet
1984
- Miami Vice as Singer at Party
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Night Lunch as Self