David Johansen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-09

Day of death

2025-02-28 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

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

    Saturday Night Live

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Teen Titans

    Teen Titans

  • Centaurworld

    Centaurworld

  • Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

  • Scrooged

    Scrooged

  • The Jim Henson Hour

    The Jim Henson Hour

  • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

    End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

  • The Harry Smith Project Live

    The Harry Smith Project Live

  • Cats Don't Dance

    Cats Don't Dance

  • Let It Ride

    Let It Ride

  • Clockwork Orange County

    Clockwork Orange County

  • Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

  • The Filth and the Fury

    The Filth and the Fury

  • Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

    Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Above the Shadows

    Above the Shadows

  • Punk: Attitude

    Punk: Attitude

  • Campfire Stories

    Campfire Stories

  • New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television

    New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television

  • 200 Cigarettes

    200 Cigarettes

  • 25 Years of Punk

    25 Years of Punk

  • Freejack

    Freejack

  • Candy Mountain

    Candy Mountain

  • Personality Crisis: One Night Only

    Personality Crisis: One Night Only

  • New York Dolls: TV Treasures

    New York Dolls: TV Treasures

  • A Very Murray Christmas

    A Very Murray Christmas

  • Burnzy's Last Call

    Burnzy's Last Call

  • Married to the Mob

    Married to the Mob

  • The Return of the New York Dolls

    The Return of the New York Dolls

  • Mr. Nanny

    Mr. Nanny

  • Car 54, Where Are You?

    Car 54, Where Are You?

  • Glass Chin

    Glass Chin

  • God Is On Their Side

    God Is On Their Side

  • Nick and Jane

    Nick and Jane

  • Lightning in a Bottle

    Lightning in a Bottle

  • Naked in New York

    Naked in New York

  • September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

    September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

  • Mayor of the Sunset Strip

    Mayor of the Sunset Strip

  • The Deli

    The Deli

  • Night Lunch

    Night Lunch

  • Crooked Lines

    Crooked Lines

  • New York Dolls: All Dolled Up

    New York Dolls: All Dolled Up

  • New York Rock at the BBC

    New York Rock at the BBC

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

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

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

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

  • The Tic Code

    The Tic Code

  • New York Doll

    New York Doll

  • MOFO NYC

    MOFO NYC

  • The Weinerville Chanukah Special

    The Weinerville Chanukah Special

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

    Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

  • Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

    Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

  • New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery

    New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery