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