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David Johansen

Acting

January 9, 1950

Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

48 movies

5.1 avg

1

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance

as Bus Driver (voice)

The Filth and the Fury

Filmography

2020s

1 film

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

as Self / Buster Poindexter

2010s

8 films

Above the Shadows

Above the Shadows

as Ron

Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle

as Self

David Johansen | PopcornPlay

The Filth and the Fury

as Self (archive footage)

Scrooged

Scrooged

as Ghost of Christmas Past

Above the Shadows

Above the Shadows

as Ron

Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

2017

A Very Murray Christmas

A Very Murray Christmas

as The Bartender

Glass Chin

Glass Chin

as Stanley Loori

Clockwork Orange County

Clockwork Orange County

as Self

New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television

New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery

New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery

as Himself

2000s

18 films

New York Rock at the BBC

New York Rock at the BBC

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

as Self

The Return of the New York Dolls

as Himself

The Harry Smith Project Live

The Harry Smith Project Live

as Self

Motherfucker: A Movie

Motherfucker: A Movie

as Self

New York Dolls: All Dolled Up

New York Dolls: All Dolled Up

as Himself

Punk: Attitude

Punk: Attitude

as Himself

New York Doll

New York Doll

as Self

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

as Himself

Lightning in a Bottle

Lightning in a Bottle

as Self

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

as Self

Crooked Lines

Crooked Lines

as Charlie

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

God Is On Their Side

as God

Campfire Stories

Campfire Stories

as Ranger Bill

25 Years of Punk

25 Years of Punk

as Self

The Filth and the Fury

The Filth and the Fury

as Self (archive footage)

New York Dolls: TV Treasures

as Himself

1990s

14 films

200 Cigarettes

200 Cigarettes

as Tiki Bartender

The Tic Code

The Tic Code

as Marvin

Nick and Jane

Nick and Jane

as Carter

The Deli

The Deli

as The Cabbie

Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance

as Bus Driver (voice)

The Weinerville Chanukah Special

The Weinerville Chanukah Special

as Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)

Burnzy's Last Call

Burnzy's Last Call

as Andre

Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?

as Officer Gunther Toody

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

as Self

Naked in New York

Naked in New York

as Orangutang

Mr. Nanny

Mr. Nanny

as Thanatos

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

as Auggie

Freejack

Freejack

as Brad Carter

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

1980s

5 films

Let It Ride

Let It Ride

as Looney

The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)

The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)

Scrooged

Scrooged

as Ghost of Christmas Past

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

as 'The Priest'

Candy Mountain

Candy Mountain

as Keith Burns

1970s

2 films

Night Lunch

Night Lunch

as Self

Up Your Legs Forever

Up Your Legs Forever

as Self - Legs(uncredited)