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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 9, 1950
Died
February 28, 2025
Place of Birth
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- David Roger Johansen
- David JoHansen
- David Jo Hansen
- Buster Poindexter
- The New York City Dolls
- The New York Dolls
- New York Dolls
David Johansen
1.3 Popularity
Biography
David Roger Johansen (born January 9, 1950) 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.
Known For
4.4
Self / Buster Poindexter
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022
7.4
Beartaur (voice)
Centaurworld
2021
6.7
Ron
Above the Shadows
2019
6.7
Self
Always at The Carlyle
2018
0.0
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
2017
5.2
The Bartender
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
5.0
Stanley Loori
Glass Chin
2014
6.0
Self
Clockwork Orange County
2012
🎬
0.0
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
2011
0.0
Himself
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
2011
Credits
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
as Self / Buster Poindexter
2022
4.4
Centaurworld
as Beartaur (voice)
2021
7.4
Above the Shadows
as Ron
2019
6.7
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
2018
6.7
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
2017
0.0
A Very Murray Christmas
as The Bartender
2015
5.2
Glass Chin
as Stanley Loori
2014
5.0
Clockwork Orange County
as Self
2012
6.0
🎬
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
2011
0.0
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
as Himself
2011
0.0
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
6.5
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
as Self
2007
0.0
🎬
The Return of the New York Dolls
as Himself
2006
4.8
The Harry Smith Project Live
as Self
2006
0.0
🎬
MOFO NYC
as Self
2006
0.0
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
as Himself
2005
8.5
Punk: Attitude
as Himself
2005
7.0
New York Doll
as Self
2005
6.6
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
as Himself
2004
7.3
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
2004
7.3
Teen Titans
as Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
2003
8.4
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as Self
2003
6.8
Crooked Lines
as Charlie
2003
4.5
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
7.6
🎬
God Is On Their Side
as God
2002
6.0
Campfire Stories
as Ranger Bill
2001
2.3
25 Years of Punk
as Self
2001
6.0
Deadline
2000
0.0
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
2000
6.9
🎬
New York Dolls: TV Treasures
as Himself
2000
3.8
200 Cigarettes
as Tiki Bartender
1999
5.8
The Tic Code
as Marvin
1998
5.8
Nick and Jane
as Carter
1997
3.3
The Deli
as The Cabbie
1997
4.0
Oz
as Eli Zabitz
1997
8.0
Cats Don't Dance
as Bus Driver (voice)
1997
7.2
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
as Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)
1995
0.0
Burnzy's Last Call
as Andre
1995
0.0
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Officer Gunther Toody
1994
3.3
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
as Self
1994
0.0
Naked in New York
as Orangutang
1993
4.4
Mr. Nanny
as Thanatos
1993
5.1
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
as Auggie
1992
5.2
Freejack
as Brad Carter
1992
5.5
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
1990
6.2
Let It Ride
as Looney
1989
6.3
The Jim Henson Hour
as Himself (as Buster Poindexter)
1989
8.8
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
1989
0.0
Scrooged
as Ghost of Christmas Past
1988
6.8
Married to the Mob
as 'The Priest'
1988
5.9
Candy Mountain
as Keith Burns
1988
5.8
Gandahar
as Shayol (voice: English version)
1987
6.9
The Equalizer
as Garnet
1985
7.1
Miami Vice
as Singer at Party
1984
7.5
Night Lunch
as Self
1975
5.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Buster Poindexter
1975
7.0