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