David Johansen
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Buster Poindexter
1975
Series
Miami Vice
Singer at Party
1984
Series
Oz
Eli Zabitz
1997
Series
The Equalizer
Garnet
1985
Series
Teen Titans
Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
2003
Series
The Jim Henson Hour
Self
1989
Series
Centaurworld
Beartaur (voice)
2021
Series
Deadline
Benny
2000
Film
Scrooged
Ghost of Christmas Past
1988
Film
Married to the Mob
'The Priest'
1988
Film
Freejack
Brad Carter
1992
Film
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
1990
Film
Cats Don't Dance
Bus Driver (voice)
1997
Film
Mr. Nanny
Thanatos
1993
Film
Let It Ride
Looney
1989
Film
200 Cigarettes
Tiki Bartender
1999
Film
Above the Shadows
Ron
2019
Film
A Very Murray Christmas
The Bartender
2015
Film
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
2003
Film
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
Film
Car 54, Where Are You?
Officer Gunther Toody
1994
Film
Crooked Lines
Charlie
2003
Film
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Himself
2004
Film
The Filth and the Fury
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
Naked in New York
Orangutang
1993
Film
Lightning in a Bottle
Self
2004
Film
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
Auggie
1992
Film
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Self / Buster Poindexter
2022
Film
Up Your Legs Forever
Self - Legs(uncredited)
1971
Film
The Deli
The Cabbie
1997
Film
Glass Chin
Stanley Loori
2014
Film
Nick and Jane
Carter
1997
Film
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Film
Burnzy's Last Call
Andre
1995
Film
The Tic Code
Marvin
1998
Film
Night Lunch
Self
1975
Film
Campfire Stories
Ranger Bill
2001
Film
New York Doll
Self
2005
Film
Motherfucker: A Movie
Self
2006
Film
Candy Mountain
Keith Burns
1988
Film
Clockwork Orange County
Self
2012
Film
The Harry Smith Project Live
Self
2006
Film
25 Years of Punk
Self
2001
Film
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
Himself
2011
Film
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
Film
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Self
1994
Film
Punk: Attitude
Himself
2005
Film
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
Himself
2005
Film
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Self
2007
The Return of the New York Dolls
Himself
2006
Film
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
2017
Film
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
1989
Film
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)
1995
God Is On Their Side
God
2002
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
2011
New York Dolls: TV Treasures
Himself
2000