David Johansen
Actor
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.
Filmography
A Very Murray Christmas
as The Bartender 2015
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’) 1990
Freejack
as Brad Carter 1992
Married to the Mob
as 'The Priest' 1988
Cats Don't Dance
as Bus Driver (voice) 1997
Mr. Nanny
as Thanatos 1993
Above the Shadows
as Ron 2019
200 Cigarettes
as Tiki Bartender 1999
Let It Ride
as Looney 1989
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage) 2000
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2003
Punk: Attitude
as Himself 2005
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as Self 2003
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Officer Gunther Toody 1994
Always at The Carlyle
as Self 2018
Naked in New York
as Orangutang 1993