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 – 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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David Johansen

David Johansen

David Johansen

Known For

Scrooged

Scrooged

1988

as Ghost of Christmas Past

200 Cigarettes

200 Cigarettes

1999

as Tiki Bartender

Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance

1997

as Bus Driver (voice)

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

1988

as 'The Priest'

Freejack

Freejack

1992

as Brad Carter

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

1990

as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

Let It Ride

Let It Ride

1989

as Looney

A Very Murray Christmas

A Very Murray Christmas

2015

as The Bartender

Above the Shadows

Above the Shadows

2019

as Ron

The Filth and the Fury

The Filth and the Fury

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Mr. Nanny

Mr. Nanny

1993

as Thanatos

Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle

2018

as Self

Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?

1994

as Officer Gunther Toody

Naked in New York

Naked in New York

1993

as Orangutang

Burnzy's Last Call

Burnzy's Last Call

1995

as Andre

Glass Chin

Glass Chin

2014

as Stanley Loori

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

2003

as Self

Crooked Lines

Crooked Lines

2003

as Charlie

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

2022

as Self / Buster Poindexter

Lightning in a Bottle

Lightning in a Bottle

2004

as Self