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