Acting
David Johansen
Also Known As: David Roger Johansen, David JoHansen, David Jo Hansen
Birth Date
January 9, 1950
Death Date
February 28, 2025
(passed away at 75)
Place of Birth
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography
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.
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975 • 2 episodes
Miami Vice
Singer at Party
1984 • 1 episode
The Equalizer
Garnet
1985 • 1 episode
Oz
Eli Zabitz
1997 • 3 episodes
Teen Titans
Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
2003 • 1 episode
Centaurworld
Beartaur (voice)
2021 • 3 episodes
The Jim Henson Hour
Self
1989 • 1 episode
Scrooged
Ghost of Christmas Past
1988
Deadline
Benny
2000 • 1 episode
Married to the Mob
'The Priest'
1988
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
1990
Cats Don't Dance
Bus Driver (voice)
1997
200 Cigarettes
Tiki Bartender
1999
Freejack
Brad Carter
1992
Mr. Nanny
Thanatos
1993
Above the Shadows
Ron
2019
Let It Ride
Looney
1989
A Very Murray Christmas
The Bartender
2015
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
Car 54, Where Are You?
Officer Gunther Toody
1994