David Johansen
David Roger Johansen (born January 9, 1950) is 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.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
(Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’))
Freejack
(Brad Carter)
Scrooged
(Ghost of Christmas Past)
New York Doll
(Self)
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
(Auggie)
Mr. Nanny
(Thanatos)
Let It Ride
(Looney)
Campfire Stories
(Ranger Bill)
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
(Self)
Always at The Carlyle
(Self)
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
(Himself)
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
(Himself)
New York Dolls: TV Treasures
(Himself)
The Return of the New York Dolls
(Himself)
Burnzy's Last Call
(Andre)
200 Cigarettes
(Tiki Bartender)
Married to the Mob
('The Priest')
Car 54, Where Are You?
(Officer Gunther Toody)
Cats Don't Dance
(Bus Driver (voice))
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
(Self / Buster Poindexter)
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
(Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter))
Glass Chin
(Stanley Loori)
The Deli
(The Cabbie)
A Very Murray Christmas
(The Bartender)
Night Lunch
(Self)
Crooked Lines
(Charlie)
God Is On Their Side
(God)
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
The Filth and the Fury
(Self (archive footage))
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
(Self)
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
Clockwork Orange County
(Self)
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
(Self)
Punk: Attitude
(Himself)
Lightning in a Bottle
(Self)
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
(Himself)
Nick and Jane
(Carter)
Candy Mountain
MOFO NYC
(Self)
25 Years of Punk
(Self)
Naked in New York
(Orangutang)
Above the Shadows
(Ron)
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
The Harry Smith Project Live
(Self)
New York Rock at the BBC
Teen Titans
(Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice))
Miami Vice
Deadline
Oz
(Eli Zabitz)
The Equalizer
(Garnet)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Musical Guest)
Centaurworld
(Beartaur (voice))
The Jim Henson Hour
(Himself (as Buster Poindexter))