David Johansen
Acting
- Born:
- 1950-01-09
- Died:
- 2025-02-28
- Place of birth:
- Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Centaurworld
Above the Shadows
Always at The Carlyle
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
A Very Murray Christmas
Glass Chin
Clockwork Orange County
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
New York Rock at the BBC
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
The Return of the New York Dolls
The Harry Smith Project Live
Motherfucker: A Movie
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
Punk: Attitude
New York Doll
3-D Rocks
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Lightning in a Bottle
Teen Titans
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Crooked Lines
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
God Is On Their Side
Campfire Stories
25 Years of Punk
Deadline
The Filth and the Fury
New York Dolls: TV Treasures
200 Cigarettes
The Tic Code
Nick and Jane
The Deli
Oz
Cats Don't Dance
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
Burnzy's Last Call
Car 54, Where Are You?
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Naked in New York
Mr. Nanny
Later... with Jools Holland
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
Freejack
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Let It Ride
The Jim Henson Hour
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
Scrooged
Married to the Mob
Candy Mountain
The Equalizer
Miami Vice
Night Lunch
Saturday Night Live
Up Your Legs Forever