David Johansen
Acting
Born January 9, 1950 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Died February 28, 2025
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
Filmography
Above the Shadows
2019 · Ron
Always at The Carlyle
2018 · Self
A Very Murray Christmas
2015 · The Bartender
Glass Chin
2014 · Stanley Loori
New York Doll
2005 · Self
Punk: Attitude
2005 · Himself
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
2004 · Himself
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003 · Self
The Filth and the Fury
2000 · Self (archive footage)
200 Cigarettes
1999 · Tiki Bartender
Cats Don't Dance
1997 · Bus Driver (voice)
Car 54, Where Are You?
1994 · Officer Gunther Toody
Mr. Nanny
1993 · Thanatos
Naked in New York
1993 · Orangutang
Freejack
1992 · Brad Carter
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1992 · Auggie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 · Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Let It Ride
1989 · Looney
Scrooged
1988 · Ghost of Christmas Past
Married to the Mob
1988 · 'The Priest'
Candy Mountain
1988 · Keith Burns