David Johansen
Acting
Born January 9, 1950 · 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 · 40 titles
Saturday Night Live
Miami Vice
Oz
The Equalizer
Teen Titans
The Jim Henson Hour
Centaurworld
Deadline
Scrooged
Married to the Mob
Freejack
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Above the Shadows
Cats Don't Dance
Mr. Nanny
200 Cigarettes
A Very Murray Christmas
Let It Ride
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Naked in New York
The Filth and the Fury
Always at The Carlyle
Car 54, Where Are You?
Crooked Lines
Lightning in a Bottle
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
Nick and Jane
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Motherfucker: A Movie
Burnzy's Last Call
Glass Chin
Campfire Stories
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Candy Mountain
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
The Harry Smith Project Live
Up Your Legs Forever
New York Doll
Night Lunch
Clockwork Orange County