David Johansen
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
Movie
Scrooged
as Ghost of Christmas Past
1988
TV
Teen Titans
as Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
2003
TV
Oz
as Eli Zabitz
1997
TV
Miami Vice
as Singer at Party
1984
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Buster Poindexter
1975
Movie
A Very Murray Christmas
as The Bartender
2015
Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
1990
Movie
Freejack
as Brad Carter
1992
Movie
Married to the Mob
as 'The Priest'
1988
Movie
Mr. Nanny
as Thanatos
1993
Movie
Cats Don't Dance
as Bus Driver (voice)
1997
Movie
Above the Shadows
as Ron
2019
Movie
200 Cigarettes
as Tiki Bartender
1999
Movie
Let It Ride
as Looney
1989
TV
Centaurworld
as Beartaur (voice)
2021
Movie
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
2000
TV
The Equalizer
as Garnet
1985
Movie
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Movie
Punk: Attitude
as Himself
2005
Movie
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as Self
2003
Movie
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Officer Gunther Toody
1994
Movie
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
2018
Movie
Naked in New York
as Orangutang
1993
