David Johansen
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.
Filmography
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
as Self / Buster Poindexter
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
as Self / Buster Poindexter
Above the Shadows
as Ron
Above the Shadows
as Ron
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
A Very Murray Christmas
as The Bartender
A Very Murray Christmas
as The Bartender
Glass Chin
as Stanley Loori
Glass Chin
as Stanley Loori
Clockwork Orange County
as Self
Clockwork Orange County
as Self
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
as Himself
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
as Himself
New York Rock at the BBC
New York Rock at the BBC
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
as Self
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
as Self
The Harry Smith Project Live
as Self
The Harry Smith Project Live
as Self
Motherfucker: A Movie
as Self
Motherfucker: A Movie
as Self
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
as Himself
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
as Himself
Punk: Attitude
as Himself
Punk: Attitude
as Himself
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
as Himself
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
as Himself
Crooked Lines
as Charlie
Crooked Lines
as Charlie
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
25 Years of Punk
as Self
25 Years of Punk
as Self
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
New York Dolls: TV Treasures
as Himself
New York Dolls: TV Treasures
as Himself
The Deli
as The Cabbie
The Deli
as The Cabbie
Cats Don't Dance
as Bus Driver (voice)
Cats Don't Dance
as Bus Driver (voice)
Burnzy's Last Call
as Andre
Burnzy's Last Call
as Andre
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Officer Gunther Toody
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Officer Gunther Toody
Mr. Nanny
as Thanatos
Mr. Nanny
as Thanatos
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
as Auggie
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
as Auggie
Freejack
as Brad Carter
Freejack
as Brad Carter
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
Scrooged
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Scrooged
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Married to the Mob
as 'The Priest'
Married to the Mob
as 'The Priest'
Candy Mountain
as Keith Burns
Candy Mountain
as Keith Burns
Night Lunch
as Self
Night Lunch
as Self
Up Your Legs Forever
as Self - Legs(uncredited)
Up Your Legs Forever
as Self - Legs(uncredited)