
Actor
David Johansen
Born 1950 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Acting

Teen Titans
Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice) · 2003

Oz
Eli Zabitz · 1997

Scrooged
Ghost of Christmas Past · 1988

Miami Vice
Singer at Party · 1984

Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 1975

Cats Don't Dance
Bus Driver (voice) · 1997

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’) · 1990

Above the Shadows
Ron · 2019

Married to the Mob
'The Priest' · 1988

Centaurworld
Beartaur (voice) · 2021

Freejack
Brad Carter · 1992

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2003

A Very Murray Christmas
The Bartender · 2015

The Filth and the Fury
Self (archive footage) · 2000

The Equalizer
Garnet · 1985

200 Cigarettes
Tiki Bartender · 1999

Let It Ride
Looney · 1989

Mr. Nanny
Thanatos · 1993

Punk: Attitude
Himself · 2005

The Jim Henson Hour
Himself (as Buster Poindexter) · 1989

Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self · 2003

Deadline
Benny · 2000

Always at The Carlyle
Self · 2018

New York Doll
Self · 2005