David Johansen

David Johansen

1950-01-09 – 2025-02-28 (age 75) Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

David Roger Johansen (January 9, 1950 โ€“ 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.

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Known For

Scrooged
Scrooged

1988

as Ghost of Christmas Past

Freejack
Freejack

1992

as Brad Carter

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

1990

as Halston (segment โ€˜Cat From Hellโ€™)

Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob

1988

as 'The Priest'

200 Cigarettes
200 Cigarettes

1999

as Tiki Bartender

Cats Don't Dance
Cats Don't Dance

1997

as Bus Driver (voice)

Naked in New York
Naked in New York

1993

as Orangutang

The Deli
The Deli

1997

as The Cabbie

Above the Shadows
Mr. Nanny
Mr. Nanny

1993

as Thanatos

A Very Murray Christmas
A Very Murray Christmas

2015

as The Bartender

Always at The Carlyle
Let It Ride
Let It Ride

1989

as Looney

Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Candy Mountain
Candy Mountain

1988

as Keith Burns

Glass Chin
Glass Chin

2014

as Stanley Loori

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
The Filth and the Fury
The Filth and the Fury

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Personality Crisis: One Night Only

2022

as Self / Buster Poindexter

Campfire Stories
Campfire Stories

2001

as Ranger Bill