Acting
David Johansen
Born January 9, 1950 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA · Died February 28, 2025
Biography
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.
Known for
6.8 TMDB
Scrooged
Ghost of Christmas Past
8.3 TMDB
Teen Titans
Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
8.0 TMDB
Oz
Eli Zabitz
7.6
Miami Vice
Singer at Party
6.9 TMDB
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest, Buster Poindexter
5.2 TMDB
A Very Murray Christmas
The Bartender
6.2 TMDB
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
5.5 TMDB
Freejack
Brad Carter
6.3
Married to the Mob
'The Priest'
7.2 TMDB
Cats Don't Dance
Bus Driver (voice)
5.1 TMDB
Mr. Nanny
Thanatos, Original Music Composer
6.7 TMDB
Above the Shadows
Ron
5.8 TMDB
200 Cigarettes
Tiki Bartender
6.3 TMDB
Let It Ride
Looney
7.4 TMDB
Centaurworld
Beartaur (voice)
6.9 TMDB
The Filth and the Fury
Self (archive footage)
7.2 TMDB
The Equalizer
Garnet
7.6 TMDB
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.1 TMDB
Punk: Attitude
Self
6.8 TMDB
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
Filmography
- 2022Personality Crisis: One Night OnlySelf / Buster PoindexterMovie
- 2021CentaurworldBeartaur (voice)Series
- 2019Above the ShadowsRonMovie
- 2018Always at The CarlyleSelfMovie
- 2017Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the PastMovie
- 2015A Very Murray ChristmasThe BartenderMovie
- 2014Glass ChinStanley LooriMovie
- 2012Clockwork Orange CountySelfMovie
- 2011New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on TelevisionMovie
- 2011New York Dolls: Live From The BoweryHimselfMovie
- 2008New York Rock at the BBCMovie
- 2007The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk MusicSelfMovie
- 2006The Return of the New York DollsHimselfMovie
- 2006The Harry Smith Project LiveSelfMovie
- 2006Motherfucker: A MovieSelfMovie
- 2005New York Dolls: All Dolled UpHimselfMovie
- 2005Punk: AttitudeSelfMovie
- 2005New York DollSelfMovie
- 20053-D RocksSelfMovie
- 2004Searching for the Wrong-Eyed JesusHimselfMovie
- 2004Lightning in a BottleSelfMovie
- 2003Teen TitansDing Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)Series
- 2003Mayor of the Sunset StripSelfMovie
- 2003Crooked LinesCharlieMovie
- 2003End of the Century: The Story of the RamonesSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 2002God Is On Their SideGodMovie
- 2001Campfire StoriesRanger BillMovie
- 200125 Years of PunkSelfMovie
- 2000DeadlineBennySeries
- 2000The Filth and the FurySelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2000New York Dolls: TV TreasuresHimselfMovie
- 1999200 CigarettesTiki BartenderMovie
- 1998The Tic CodeMarvinMovie
- 1997Nick and JaneCarterMovie
- 1997The DeliThe CabbieMovie
- 1997OzEli ZabitzSeries
- 1997Cats Don't DanceBus Driver (voice)Movie
- 1995The Weinerville Chanukah SpecialGonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)Movie
- 1995Burnzy's Last CallAndreMovie
- 1994Car 54, Where Are You?Officer Gunther ToodyMovie
- 1994September Songs: The Music of Kurt WeillSelfMovie
- 1993Naked in New YorkOrangutangMovie
- 1993Mr. NannyThanatos, Original Music ComposerMovie
- 1992Later... with Jools HollandSeries
- 1992Desire and Hell at Sunset MotelAuggieMovie
- 1992FreejackBrad CarterMovie
- 1990Tales from the Darkside: The MovieHalston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)Movie
- 1989Let It RideLooneyMovie
- 1989The Jim Henson HourSelfSeries
- 1989The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)Movie
- 1988ScroogedGhost of Christmas PastMovie
- 1988Married to the Mob'The Priest'Movie
- 1988Candy MountainKeith Burns, MusicMovie
- 1985The EqualizerGarnetSeries
- 1984Miami ViceSinger at PartySeries
- 1975Night LunchSelfMovie
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest, Buster PoindexterSeries
- 1971Up Your Legs ForeverSelf - Legs(uncredited)Movie