David Johansen
January 9, 1950 (74 years old) in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
David Roger Johansen (born January 9, 1950) is 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
Credits
- 2022 · Personality Crisis: One Night Only as Self / Buster Poindexter
- 2021 · Centaurworld as Beartaur (voice)
- 2019 · Above the Shadows as Ron
- 2018 · Always at The Carlyle as Self
- 2017 · Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past as
- 2015 · A Very Murray Christmas as The Bartender
- 2014 · Glass Chin as Stanley Loori
- 2012 · Clockwork Orange County as Self
- 2011 · New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television as
- 2011 · New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery as Himself
- 2008 · New York Rock at the BBC as
- 2007 · The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music as Self
- 2006 · The Return of the New York Dolls as Himself
- 2006 · The Harry Smith Project Live as Self
- 2006 · MOFO NYC as Self
- 2005 · New York Dolls: All Dolled Up as Himself
- 2005 · Punk: Attitude as Himself
- 2005 · New York Doll as Self
- 2004 · Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus as Himself
- 2004 · Lightning in a Bottle as Self
- 2003 · Teen Titans as Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
- 2003 · Mayor of the Sunset Strip as Self
- 2003 · Crooked Lines as Charlie
- 2003 · End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002 · God Is On Their Side as God
- 2001 · Campfire Stories as Ranger Bill
- 2001 · 25 Years of Punk as Self
- 2000 · Deadline as
- 2000 · The Filth and the Fury as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · New York Dolls: TV Treasures as Himself
- 1999 · 200 Cigarettes as Tiki Bartender
- 1997 · Nick and Jane as Carter
- 1997 · The Deli as The Cabbie
- 1997 · Oz as Eli Zabitz
- 1997 · Cats Don't Dance as Bus Driver (voice)
- 1995 · The Weinerville Chanukah Special as Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)
- 1995 · Burnzy's Last Call as Andre
- 1994 · Car 54, Where Are You? as Officer Gunther Toody
- 1994 · September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill as Self
- 1993 · Naked in New York as Orangutang
- 1993 · Mr. Nanny as Thanatos
- 1992 · Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel as Auggie
- 1992 · Freejack as Brad Carter
- 1990 · Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
- 1989 · Let It Ride as Looney
- 1989 · The Jim Henson Hour as Himself (as Buster Poindexter)
- 1989 · The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session) as
- 1988 · Scrooged as Ghost of Christmas Past
- 1988 · Married to the Mob as 'The Priest'
- 1988 · Candy Mountain as
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Garnet
- 1984 · Miami Vice as
- 1975 · Night Lunch as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest