David Johansen
Known for
Acting
Born
January 9, 1950
Birthplace
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Died
February 28, 2025 (aged 75)
Biography
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.
Best known work
Scrooged
1988
Teen Titans
2003
Oz
1997
Miami Vice
1984
Saturday Night Live
1975
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
Freejack
1992
Married to the Mob
1988
Cats Don't Dance
1997Filmography
2022
Personality Crisis: One Night Onlyas Self / Buster Poindexter
2021
2019
Above the Shadowsas Ron
2018
Always at The Carlyleas Self
2017
2015
A Very Murray Christmasas The Bartender
2014
Glass Chinas Stanley Loori
2012
Clockwork Orange Countyas Self
2011
2011
New York Dolls: Live From The Boweryas Himself
2008
2007
2006
The Return of the New York Dollsas Himself
2006
The Harry Smith Project Liveas Self
2006
Motherfucker: A Movieas Self
2005
New York Dolls: All Dolled Upas Himself
2005
Punk: Attitudeas Himself
2005
New York Dollas Self
2005
3-D Rocksas Self
2004
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesusas Himself
2004
Lightning in a Bottleas Self
2003
2003
Mayor of the Sunset Stripas Self
2003
Crooked Linesas Charlie
2003
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramonesas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)