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.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

Teen Titans

Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)

Miami Vice

The Equalizer

Garnet

Oz

Eli Zabitz

Centaurworld

Beartaur (voice)

The Jim Henson Hour

Himself (as Buster Poindexter)

Deadline

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2022	Personality Crisis: One Night Only	Self / Buster Poindexter
2019	Above the Shadows	Ron
2018	Always at The Carlyle	Self
2017	Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
2015	A Very Murray Christmas	The Bartender
2014	Glass Chin	Stanley Loori
2012	Clockwork Orange County	Self
2011	New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery	Himself
2011	New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
2008	New York Rock at the BBC
2007	The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music	Self
2006	The Return of the New York Dolls	Himself
2006	MOFO NYC	Self
2006	The Harry Smith Project Live	Self
2005	New York Doll	Self
2005	New York Dolls: All Dolled Up	Himself
2005	Punk: Attitude	Himself
2004	Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus	Himself
2004	Lightning in a Bottle	Self
2003	Crooked Lines	Charlie
2003	End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003	Mayor of the Sunset Strip	Self
2002	God Is On Their Side	God
2001	Campfire Stories	Ranger Bill
2001	25 Years of Punk	Self
2000	New York Dolls: TV Treasures	Himself
2000	The Filth and the Fury	Self (archive footage)
1999	200 Cigarettes	Tiki Bartender
1997	Cats Don't Dance	Bus Driver (voice)
1997	The Deli	The Cabbie
1997	Nick and Jane	Carter
1995	Burnzy's Last Call	Andre
1995	The Weinerville Chanukah Special	Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)
1994	September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill	Self
1994	Car 54, Where Are You?	Officer Gunther Toody
1993	Mr. Nanny	Thanatos
1993	Naked in New York	Orangutang
1992	Freejack	Brad Carter
1992	Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel	Auggie
1990	Tales from the Darkside: The Movie	Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
1989	Let It Ride	Looney
1989	The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
1988	Scrooged	Ghost of Christmas Past
1988	Married to the Mob	'The Priest'
1988	Candy Mountain	Keith Burns
1975	Night Lunch	Self

Year	TV Show	Role
2021	Centaurworld	Beartaur (voice)
2003	Teen Titans	Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
2000	Deadline
1997	Oz	Eli Zabitz
1989	The Jim Henson Hour	Himself (as Buster Poindexter)
1985	The Equalizer	Garnet
1984	Miami Vice
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest