
David Johansen
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.
Acting (42 movies)

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990

Freejack
1992

Scrooged
1988

New York Doll
2005

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1992

Mr. Nanny
1993

Let It Ride
1989

Campfire Stories
2001

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
1994

Always at The Carlyle
2018

New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
2011

New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
2005

Burnzy's Last Call
1995

200 Cigarettes
1999

Car 54, Where Are You?
1994

Married to the Mob
1988

Cats Don't Dance
1997

Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022

The Weinerville Chanukah Special
1995

Glass Chin
2014

The Deli
1997

A Very Murray Christmas
2015

Night Lunch
1975

Crooked Lines
2003

Clockwork Orange County
2012

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003

Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
2017

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
2004

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
2007

Punk: Attitude
2005

Lightning in a Bottle
2004

The Filth and the Fury
2000

Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003

Nick and Jane
1997

Candy Mountain
1988

25 Years of Punk
2001

Naked in New York
1993

Above the Shadows
2019

The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
1989

The Harry Smith Project Live
2006

New York Rock at the BBC
2008

The Tic Code
1998
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Nanny | 1993 | Original Music Composer |