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
Cats Don't Dance
Mr. Nanny
Let It Ride
200 Cigarettes
Above the Shadows
A Very Murray Christmas
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Always at The Carlyle
Car 54, Where Are You?
Crooked Lines
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
The Filth and the Fury
Naked in New York
Lightning in a Bottle
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Up Your Legs Forever
The Deli
Glass Chin
Nick and Jane
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Burnzy's Last Call
The Tic Code
Night Lunch
Campfire Stories
New York Doll
Motherfucker: A Movie
Candy Mountain
Clockwork Orange County
The Harry Smith Project Live
25 Years of Punk
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
New York Rock at the BBC
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Punk: Attitude
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
