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