Acting
David Johansen
EN cinema · 49 credits
Born
9 January 1950
Died
28 February 2025 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as David Roger Johansen · David JoHansen · David Jo Hansen · Buster Poindexter · The New York City Dolls · The New York Dolls
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
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
as Self / Buster Poindexter
A Very Murray Christmas
as The Bartender
Glass Chin
as Stanley Loori
New York Doll
as Self
Punk: Attitude
as Self
Crooked Lines
as Charlie
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Campfire Stories
as Ranger Bill
25 Years of Punk
as Self
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
200 Cigarettes
as Tiki Bartender
The Tic Code
as Marvin
Cats Don't Dance
as Bus Driver (voice)
The Deli
as The Cabbie
Nick and Jane
as Carter
Burnzy's Last Call
as Andre
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
as Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Officer Gunther Toody
Mr. Nanny
as Thanatos, Original Music Composer
Naked in New York
as Orangutang
Freejack
as Brad Carter
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Let It Ride
as Looney
Scrooged
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Married to the Mob
as 'The Priest'
Candy Mountain
as Keith Burns, Music
Night Lunch
as Self
Up Your Legs Forever
as Self - Legs(uncredited)