Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1950-01-09
Day of Death
2025-02-28
Place of Birth
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
David Johansen
Biography
David Roger Johansen (January 9, 1950 β 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.
Filmography (47)
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Self / Buster Poindexter
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022
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Ron
Above the Shadows
2019
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Self
Always at The Carlyle
2018
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Unknown
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
2017
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The Bartender
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
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Stanley Loori
Glass Chin
2014
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Self
Clockwork Orange County
2012No Image
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Unknown
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
2011
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Himself
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
2011
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Unknown
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
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Self
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
2007No Image
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Himself
The Return of the New York Dolls
2006
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Self
The Harry Smith Project Live
2006
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Motherfucker: A Movie
2006
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Himself