David Johansen
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as Ghost of Christmas Past Scrooged 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.
Filmography
Scrooged
as Ghost of Christmas Past
A Very Murray Christmas
as The Bartender
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Freejack
as Brad Carter
Married to the Mob
as 'The Priest'
Mr. Nanny
as Thanatos
Cats Don't Dance
as Bus Driver (voice)
Above the Shadows
as Ron
200 Cigarettes
as Tiki Bartender
Let It Ride
as Looney
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Punk: Attitude
as Himself
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as Self
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Officer Gunther Toody
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
Naked in New York
as Orangutang
New York Doll
as Self
Glass Chin
as Stanley Loori
Candy Mountain
as Keith Burns