David Johansen
Known for Acting
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
Married to the Mob
1988
as 'The Priest'
Scrooged
1988
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Cats Don't Dance
1997
as Bus Driver (voice)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Freejack
1992
as Brad Carter
Above the Shadows
2019
as Ron
The Filth and the Fury
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Let It Ride
1989
as Looney
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Naked in New York
1993
as Orangutang
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
as The Bartender
Mr. Nanny
1993
as Thanatos
200 Cigarettes
1999
as Tiki Bartender
Always at The Carlyle
2018
as Self
The Deli
1997
as The Cabbie
Crooked Lines
2003
as Charlie
Glass Chin
2014
as Stanley Loori
Campfire Stories
2001
as Ranger Bill
Car 54, Where Are You?
1994
as Officer Gunther Toody
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1992
as Auggie