David Johansen
Born January 9, 1950 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
More Movies
Freejack
200 Cigarettes
Mr. Nanny
Let It Ride
Above the Shadows
A Very Murray Christmas
Car 54, Where Are You?
Always at The Carlyle
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
Naked in New York
The Filth and the Fury
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Glass Chin
Crooked Lines
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Burnzy's Last Call
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Lightning in a Bottle
The Deli
25 Years of Punk
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Campfire Stories
Motherfucker: A Movie
The Tic Code
Candy Mountain
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Night Lunch
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
New York Rock at the BBC
Up Your Legs Forever
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
The Harry Smith Project Live
Nick and Jane
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
New York Doll
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
Punk: Attitude
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
